to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
specialization; specialisation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to use X as a selling point
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
in person; personally; directly
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
recovery; undoing; recall
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
last days; the end; one's fate
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
progress; advance; improvement; development
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
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.)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary