therefore; for that reason; such being the case
comparatively; relatively
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
objection; dissent; protest
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to finish ...; to do ... completely
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland