wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
dry riverbed; river beach
death from cold; freezing to death
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
distinctive; characteristic
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
reference check (e.g. for a job)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
how; in what way; by what means
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to strangle; to constrict
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit