it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
video game; computer game; console game
many; numerous; various; large number of
kitchen; financial situation; finances
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
results; record; grades; marks
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
housing district; residential district
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
since one was born; (in) all one's life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to sob; to be choked with tears
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus