in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
look, look!; there, there!
colour; color; hue; tints
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
series of biographies; lives
talking about memories; reminiscences
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
killing and wounding; bloodshed
weakening; emaciation; decline
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
duster; dusting; removing dust
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
penalty; sentence; punishment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
brain tumor; brain tumour
being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked
to cry against; to denounce publicly
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
primary cause; main factor
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
(large) building; public building; hall
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize