cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
air conditioning unit; AC unit; air conditioner
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
weakening; emaciation; decline
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
outward appearance; apparent
secret; private; surreptitious
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
explanation; interpretation
fragment; one of the group or party
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
how; in what way; by what means
edict; ordinance; proclamation
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to run about; to rush about
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion