trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
our country; our land; one's own country
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
tool; implement; means; furniture
dated; date; fixed; external
execution; punishment; spanking
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
belief; faith; conviction
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
it is not (like that) either
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
troubled times; turbulent times
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
evening sky; twilight sky