life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
entreaty; supplication; petition
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
(how) many times; (how) often
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
(not) even once; (not) ever
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
one's post; place of work; workplace
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
mirror surface; lens surface
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
nervousness; oversensitivity
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
matter causing distress; something causing worry
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)