to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
commitment; pledge; promise
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
how many years; how long; what year
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
reading too much into (what ... says)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
ratio; proportion; percentage
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
dilapidated house; deserted house
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
reception room; parlor; parlour
reproachful; hateful; bitter
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
cake served with tea; teacake
business; errand; nature of one's business
courtesy call; courtesy visit