collar;  lapel;  neckband;  nape of the neck;  scruff of the neck
 (feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly;  (feeling) chilly;  chillily;  with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.);  (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.);  suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
 to glide;  to slide (e.g. on skis);  to fail (an examination);  to bomb (when telling a joke);  to drop;  to go down
 to bear;  to stand;  to endure;  to put up with
 difficult to ...;  hard to ...
 feeling;  sense;  impression
 pressure;  oppression;  suppression
 the four cardinal directions;  north, east, south and west;  surroundings;  many countries;  the whole world;  all around;  here and there
 to receive;  to get;  to catch (e.g. a ball);  to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.);  to sustain (damage);  to incur (a loss);  to undergo (e.g. surgery)
 ten;  10;  ten years of age
 tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
 middle;  centre;  center;  midpoint;  heart
 to sit at a desk (to study);  to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
 spirit;  mind;  nature;  disposition;  motivation;  intention
 thereupon;  shortly thereafter
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 one by one;  one after another;  successively
 to visit;  to call on;  to pay a visit to
 everyone;  everybody;  all;  everything;  all
 debt;  loan;  liabilities;  borrowing money
 consultation;  discussion;  discussing;  asking (somebody) for advice
 denotes uncertainty;  such things as A and B;  A and B and so on;  A and B and the like
 life story;  personal narrative;  story of one's life
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 finally;  at last;  ultimately;  in the end
 hot water;  hot bath;  hot spring;  molten iron
 to rise;  to go up;  to enter (esp. from outdoors);  to come in;  to enter (a school);  to advance to the next grade;  to get out (of water)
 for the first time;  only after ... is it ...;  only when ... do you ...;  first time;  (one's) first
 feeling refreshed;  feeling relieved
 to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb);  to be lighted;  to be burning
 new;  novel;  fresh;  recent;  latest;  up-to-date
 to arrange (flowers);  to plant
 wife; (arch.)  my dear; (arch.)  dear;  garnish (esp. one served with sashimi);  embellishment
 to bring;  to take (something) along;  to fetch;  to get
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 soba water;  water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
 to slurp;  to sip (loudly);  to sniffle;  to sniff
 light;  well-lit;  bright (of a colour);  brightly-coloured;  cheerful;  bright;  encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
 under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.);  under (a flag, the sun, etc.);  beneath;  with (e.g. one blow);  on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...);  (somebody's) side
 crackling;  cracking;  clapping;  incessantly (blinking)
 to sound;  to ring;  to resound;  to echo;  to roar;  to rumble
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 to hear;  to listen (e.g. to music);  to ask;  to enquire;  to hear about;  to hear of;  to follow (advice, order, etc.)