grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
order; sequence; procedure
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
imagination; supposition; guess
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
material for experiments; experimental material
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
(in) her way; peculiar to her
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
in the end; at the end of the day
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
sea level; (surface of) sea
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
unknown; obscure; insignificant
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
estimate (of costs); budget
field; plain; prairie; moor
to talk; to chat; to chatter
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
primary school; elementary school; grade school
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as