labor; labour; manpower; working force
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
high grade; special grade; classy
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
beginning; outset; first; onset
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
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)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
if it is the case that ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty