to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
hometown; rural township (of China)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
having said that; on the other hand
way; method; means; resource; course
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
author; writer; novelist; artist
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once