connection; link; relationship
to be worried; to be troubled
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
within; inside of; less than
process; course; mechanism
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
inside one's heart; in one's mind
secret; private; surreptitious
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
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
thought; consideration; thinking
to affect; to impact; to influence
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to make a speech; to address
second day of the month; two days
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
library (usu. single-room); small library
collection of books; (personal) library
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
second-year student; biennial