pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to comfort; to console; to amuse
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
tedious; boring; being fed up with
after staying up all night
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
spine (of book); binding (of book)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be helpful; to be useful
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
introduction; outline; general remarks
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
shopping; purchased goods
I've got to be going; I must go
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose