silence; stillness; quietness
Yumeno Kyuusaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)
failure story; horror story
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
nature; property; disposition
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
after that; afterwards; thereafter
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
defense; defence; protection
nervousness; oversensitivity
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute