failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to help each other; to cooperate
to refer to; to use as reference
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to look down on; to condescend
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to attack; to assault; to assail
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
single word; a few words; brief comment
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
place; situation; position; location
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
manly; masculine; like a man
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...