shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
isolation; being alone; being friendless
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to stiffen; to become stiff
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
grey moustache; white beard
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
adds force or indicates command
talking while standing; standing around talking
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
although I say; although one might say; although called
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
private tutor; coach; governess
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)