operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to entrust; to leave to a person
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
interior; inside; internal
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
walking briskly; determinedly
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to tumble down; to roll down
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to prostrate oneself before
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to speak ill of; to disparage
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
sympathy; compassion; pity
although I say; although one might say; although called
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
highest grade; superlative degree
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly