manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
exemption; exoneration; discharge
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
environment; circumstance
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
chief; main; principal; important
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
quantity or volume of water
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
direct connection; direct link
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
beyond this point; from now on; after this
source of river; fountainhead
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
supply; provision; raising; procurement
never mind!; don't worry about it
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
complementarity; complementation
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision