to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
verbal message; word (from someone)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
company president; manager; director
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance