exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
affidavit; deposition; testimony
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
I couldn't care less; not caring less
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
7th day of the month; seven days
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
university professor; college professor
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
chilly feeling after a bath
precision instrument or machine
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
different (from); not the same (as)
kanji "person radical" (radical 9)
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation