although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)