efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
father and mother; parents
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
intensification; aggravation
the future; future prospects
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to maintain (preserve) peace
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
waste of time; killing time
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
how many people; a number of people
small; fine; detailed; stingy
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching