to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.