toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
comfort; consolation; diversion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
if it is the case that ...
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
front; frontage; facade; main
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
study; learning; tutorial
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
comparatively; relatively
originally; by nature; from the start
history of Japan; Japanese history