at least; at most; (even) just
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(short) rest; breather; break
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
(some) more; even more; longer; further
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker