to be ill; to suffer from
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
book on sex; encyclopedia of sex; sex manual
unconditionally; as a rule
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
limited; limiting; restrictive
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
being sensitive to the cold; person who is sensitive to the cold
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
valuable article; valuables
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
common knowledge; well-known fact
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
repair work; restoration work
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
work fiend; devil for work
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like