innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
but; however; although; though
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
price increase; rise in price
successively; one after another
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
way of solving (a problem); solution
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
head; brains; intellect; understanding