surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
meaning; significance; sense
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to read the situation; to sense the mood
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
already; now; no longer; not any more
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
suffix for familiar person
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
in the meanwhile; during the time
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was