pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
since; henceforth; ever since
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
have a pain in one's chest
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
special; particular; peculiar; unique
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
and yet; though; when; in spite of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
then; well; so; well then
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to run about; to rush about
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted