microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to push back; to press back; to force back
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
by myself; in person; by oneself
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
although I say; although one might say; although called
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
great love; passionate affair
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
something; some kind of; for some reason
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
diviner (esp. of the Yin and Yang system); sorcerer; exorcist; School of Yin-yang (China); School of Naturalists
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
number; number plate; license plate
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
each ministry; each province (of China)
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
helper; assistant; help; assistance
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion