box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to feel depressed; to be down
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
outside the country; abroad
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
indescribable; having no way to express
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...