by any standard; (not) even as flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
longed-for; anxiously awaited
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
yearned for; longed for; missed
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
staying the night; lodging (at)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
way of speaking; intimation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
signs of human habitation
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
supply; provision; raising; procurement
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
wandering; roaming; drifting
to throw oneself (into an activity)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity