painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
early (days); initial stage; initial
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
severe criticism; damnation
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
boy; son; baby boy; young man
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
about when; about what time; how soon
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
group; bunch; crowd; group
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building