to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to torment; to torture; to harass
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
internal organs; intestines; viscera
true character; true heart; true spirit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
normalcy; normality; normal
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to serve; to work for; to attend
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to put into effect; to put into practice
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by