life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to use up all one's strength
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be a matter of life or death
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
complete change; about-face
attendance (at school); going to school
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
fast-talking; rapid talking
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
some people; a few people; several people
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it's been a long time; long time no see
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
talking while standing; standing around talking
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period