to spend time (on doing something)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
just because; even if; even though
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to recall; to remember; to recollect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why