sphere; counter for balls
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
feel (of a material); texture
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
condition; state (of health); appearance
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to tear off; to strip; to rob
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to squeeze out; to wring out
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
very busy (person or thing)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
being in love with each other
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to push aside; to brush aside
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
everything; anything; nothing
a little bit; a little while
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear