to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
conviction; belief; confidence
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
alternately; by turns; one after the other
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
how; in what way; circumstances
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to move forward; to move on
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
cruelty; hard-heartedness
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
really; truly; indeed; good grief
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing