adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to attack; to assault; to assail
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
very hungry; starving; ravenous
even though; despite; when
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
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
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
long (time that has passed); old (story)
hard life; life of austerity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to complete decisively; to do to completion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
emotional strength; force of will
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
moment by moment; hour by hour
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
being startled; getting a shock
grey moustache; white beard
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal