exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
alone; by oneself; on one's own
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
Financial Services Agency; FSA
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
interior; inside; internal
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(social) position; status
use; utilization; utilisation; application
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
man; male; masculine gender
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
tool; implement; means; furniture
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple