whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
rustling sound; rummaging sound
beet; beat; kick (in swimming); kicking
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
word root (smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
moisture; humidity; dampness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
Japan's best; number one in Japan
both (people); the two of them
to lose sight of; to miss