counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to polish up; to shine up
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
condo; condominium; condominium apartment
diversion; putting something to another use
cancellation; abandonment
at once; immediately; right now
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
individual; private person; personal; private
to fight against; to oppose; to face
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony); New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
you (plural); all of you; you all
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to run out (e.g. of the room)