conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
bedside; near one's pillow
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to peel; to skin; to pare
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
wounded person; injured person
slight; little; insignificant
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to listen again; to ask again
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
just one person; only one
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
personal affair; one's own affair
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
never mind!; don't worry about it
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
I don't want to boast but
to subsist; to keep on living
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)