to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
forced laugh; forced smile
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hospitalization; hospitalisation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
bedside; near one's pillow
to lie down; to throw oneself down
mullet (hairstyle); mallet (croquet, etc.)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
fingerboard; fretboard; finger plate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray