sympathy; compassion; pity
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in that manner; like that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
great laughter; burst of laughter
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
several people; a few people
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
society; public; community; social studies
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby