solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
war; battle; match; game; competition
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
letter; missive; note; mail
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
prayer (for something); supplication
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
older sister; lass; young lady
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
beginning; outset; first; onset
feeling; sense; impression
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
present; gift; to give a present or gift
in advance; beforehand; previously
for example; for instance; e.g.
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building