to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fertile; rich; productive
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
too much; excessively; too
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
time; hour; period; class
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all