calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
more than usual (usu. time)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
alone; by oneself; on one's own
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
expectation; anticipation; forecast
if you think about it; come to think of it
from the viewpoint of; according to
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to know (someone); to think; to believe
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be hesitant; to feel timid
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to put one's life on the line
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(not) even once; (not) ever
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to cry and shout; to scream