gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
tool; implement; means; furniture
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to hand over; to surrender
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
stationery shop; a stationer
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up