pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
the same; the said; likewise
work-in-progress; working state
to become better; to improve
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister
talk; story; conversation
virtuous cycle; self-reinforcing cycle; upward spiral
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to maintain; to continue to have
day after day; day by day
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
sorry; excuse me; thank you
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
inside one's heart; in one's mind
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
weak child; frail child; gangly child
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to do together; to share; to participate in
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake