dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
communism; Communist Party
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
Japan and the Philippines
association; society; organization; organisation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
government-affiliated; state-dominated; government-run
naturalization; naturalisation
generation; the world; the age
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
descendant; posterity; offspring
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
parking on the streets; on-street parking
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
post crown; dowel crown; false tooth; "tooth" on a geta clog
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)