to bring; to take; to bring about
(period of) a year; during an era
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
time; season; period; phase; stage
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
every year; yearly; annually
present; gift; to give a present or gift
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
no, not like that (but like this)
shopping; purchased goods
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
older sister; elder sister
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
fluent (in a language); flowing
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
after a long time; for the first time in a while
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous