massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to become pale; to turn pale
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
cannot be compared with; no match for
rampancy; prevalence; domination
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
hot spring district (within a town)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
hotel charge; lodging expense
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
summer vacation; summer holidays
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
seeing off and meeting on return