sympathy; compassion; pity
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sweating easily; profuse sweater
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
on the occasion of; at the time of
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
manners; behavior; behaviour
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
speaking voice; talking voice
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
number of syllabic sounds in a language
selective; optional; alternative
state of mind; mentality; psychology
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
living room (Western style); sitting room