empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
devoted; self-sacrificing
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
growth stock; person with future promise
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
I shouldn't say this, but
convenience; user-friendliness
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
exaltation; emotional uplift
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
instability; insecurity; crankiness
enticement; inducement; attraction
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation