painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
carving; engraving; chiselled features
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
feeling; sense; impression
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
three; three years of age
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
speaking voice; talking voice
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pass (of time); to elapse
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry