place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
patriarch; head of a family
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to squeeze out; to wring out
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)