to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
sense of duty (obligation)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
deep inside; innermost place
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
minimum; at the very least
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to slide down; to slip down
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender