to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
nothing but; except; no more than
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
the front; honest; upright; decent
serious wound; serious injury
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
like this; this sort; this way
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
wide-awake to one's interests
business; trade; operations; sales
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)