settlement; solution; resolution
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
something like ...; something called ...
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
again; once more; a second time
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
several times; a few times
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice