disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
immune strength; immunity
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
self-; from (a time or place)
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to put someone to work; to make someone work
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
blighted love; disappointed love
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless