reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
customer traffic; customers; custom
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
satellite city; satellite town
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
one by one; one each; one at a time
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
clanging; empty; deserted
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected