broken; intermittent; disconnected
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
middle of the night; dead of night
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to pick up; to find; to gather
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to tighten; to press hard
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner