yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
something like ...; something called ...
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to subsist; to keep on living
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be forward; to be impertinent
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
without; but if; otherwise; or else
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
direct connection; direct link
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
beyond one's means or position
how many months?; how long?
lately; recently; nowadays
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
festival merrymaking; revelry
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start