poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
memory; sense; experience
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
consequence; outcome; result; blame
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
nothing but; none other than
dignity; majesty; sanctity
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...