labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
time limit; closing day; settlement day (payment); deadline
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
first cry of a newborn baby
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
intelligence test; IQ test
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
starting (construction) work
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)