deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
sense of duty (obligation)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
deep inside; innermost place
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
minimum; at the very least
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to slide down; to slip down
to place firmly; to hit very hard
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
end; tip; extremities; terminal
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)