book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to be absorbed in reading
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
hygiene; sanitation; health
environment; circumstance
infectious disease; infection
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
letter; missive; note; mail
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
in the same manner as before; the same as always
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
in the end; at the end of the day
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
just one person; only one
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper