prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
sympathy; compassion; pity
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
nothing but; except; no more than
indescribable; having no way to express
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
long ago; a long time ago; already
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bento; Japanese box lunch
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
boy; son; baby boy; young man
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression