to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to have meaning; to be meaningful
one's fate (fortune) as concerns studies
economic fortune; luck with money
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
near oneself; close to one; familiar
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
goods; merchandise; commercial items
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait