the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
selection; choice; picking out
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
number of persons; personnel
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
danger; peril; hazard; risk
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
labor; labour; manpower; working force
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to taste; to try (food or drink)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison