sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
government; administration
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to claim victims; to leave casualties
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
the other day; a few days ago
problematical statement; controversial statement
already; now; no longer; not any more
viewer; (television) audience
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to smash violently; to crush
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
light; faint; pale; fleeting
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.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
preparation; arrangements
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
simply; merely; only; solely