exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
silver (second-place) prize
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
frame; framework; outline
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
pupil; student; schoolchild
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to succeed; to bear fruit
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)