to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
near; close; beside; third person
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be hesitant; to feel timid
February; second month of the lunar calendar
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
writing; book; (literary) work
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to well up; to burst; to arise
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)