deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to show one's affection; to express one's love
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
otherwise; if not; or else
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
while alive; during one's lifetime
to spit out; to eject; to dump
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
posterity; future generations; future life
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
how long; how far; how much
all (there is); as long as there is
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
somewhere to go; place to go
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)