plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
everything; anything; nothing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
silence (not speaking); muteness
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; consideration; thinking
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
realistic; graphic; true to life
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to amuse oneself; to make merry
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
house where one was born; one's parents' house
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
as a child; when one was a child