hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
square shape; oblong; rectangle
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
absence from work without permission
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to employ; to hire; to charter
family structure; family composition; family makeup
family; members of a family
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain