plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
that's a different matter; that's a different story
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
because of; owing to; due to
long; drawn-out; very long
stairs; stairway; staircase
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank