sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one day; (on) a certain day
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
nothing but; except; no more than
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
time; hour; period; class
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to become attached; to begin to love
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
bet; wager; stake; gamble
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
literally; to the letter; literal
festival merrymaking; revelry
fever (state of excitement)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)