unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
curse; spell; malediction
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
very much; very many; more and more
to think constantly about; to dwell on
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
outline; summary; argument
direct connection; direct link
mistress; kept woman; concubine
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(not) even once; (not) ever
innumerable; countless; numberless