female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
breathing of a sleeping person
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
so; like this; in this way
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
infant; baby; little child
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
treasure house; storage for valuable property
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
form; shape; figure; visage
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
in this way; thus; such; uh...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey