office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to look around; to look towards (us)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to squeeze out; to wring out
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
long time; several hours; long spell
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
walking briskly; determinedly
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon