recollection; reminiscence
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to die; (lit.) to become a star
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
otherwise; if not; or else
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
(not) even once; (not) ever
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to boost; to force up; to push up