surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
starvation; famine; hunger
when it becomes; when it comes to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to take over; to hand over
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
close; intimate; on good terms
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
incident; affair; happening; event
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable