stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to comfort; to console; to amuse
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
solitude; loneliness; isolation
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
how long; how far; how much
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to pass (of time); to elapse
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says