thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be found; to be discovered
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
and then; and so; and; so then
occurring naturally (without human influence)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to employ; to hire (a servant)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)