cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
small hill; low hill; hillock
one act (of a play); scene; event
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)