fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
knowing; (an) acquaintance
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
independent action; acting alone
by today; before the day is over
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to apologize; to apologise
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(political) power; authority; influence
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
interest; rights; concession
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed