satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
body; group; party; company; troupe
irony of fate; twist of fate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
difficult to ...; hard to ...
every year; yearly; annually
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
making up a prescription; dispensing medicine; preparing medicine
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
property; fortune; assets
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
understanding person; supporter
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to subsist; to keep on living
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate