severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
no sleep or rest; working day and night
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
casual speech; peer language; informal language
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
bashful; shameful; ashamed
cares; ill feeling; reserve
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
(social) position; status
discrimination; discernment; identification
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten