weak constitution; ill health
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
(period of) a year; during an era
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(social) class; rank; grade
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
mistress; kept woman; concubine
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
piece; fragment; one (object)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
dancing or jumping for joy
to finish reading; to read through
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view