painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
perception; sensation; awareness
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
heart; guts; nerve; central part
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anything and everything; just about everything
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to become dim; to become blurred
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
family; members of a family
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
selfish; self-centred; egotistical