homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to become distant; to recede
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)
without sparing time for sleep
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
results; record; grades; marks
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(one's) quota; assignment
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to get on a horse; to mount a horse