painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
two times; twice; two degrees
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
bedside; near one's pillow
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to notify; to advise; to inform
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
single-mother household; fatherless family
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to speak; to say; to vocalize
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(turned out) all right in the end
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?