groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to go past; to pass; to pass by
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to remove; to move out of the way
yearned for; longed for; missed
(death from) starvation; starving to death
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to do together; to share; to participate in
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
running as fast as one can
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears