pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
food and drink; eating and drinking
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(not) so much; (not) that much
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to cause someone to worry
because of; owing to; due to
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
that day; the very same day
for the first time in one's life
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
destruction; collapse; crumbling
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
air conditioning and heating
living environment; habitat
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
space (room, area, outer space)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
sleeping together in a huddle