diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
normalcy; normality; normal
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
don't worry about it; forget about it
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
directly opposite; right in front
small fraction; small proportion
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to say; to be called; to do
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
street stall; stand; booth
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
walking briskly; determinedly
curtain; hanging; bunting
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest