painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
way; method; means; resource; course
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
number one; first; best; most; game; round
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
estimate (of costs); budget
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
beginning; clue; starting point
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
settlement; solution; resolution
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
killing two birds with one stone
thought; consideration; thinking
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to finish reading; to read through
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand