tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
returning from school; going home from school
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to concern; to be related
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)