endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
close; intimate; on good terms
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to quicken one's pace (steps)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to lose sight of; to miss
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
how many people; a number of people
police officer; policeman; constable
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
(made of) stone; stone-built
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to cause someone to worry
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
light; faint; pale; fleeting
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
eating; bite (in fishing)