by means of; due to; because of; according to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to tighten; to press hard
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to support each other; to support one another
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
that; the matter in question
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)