to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to smash violently; to crush
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to become empty; to be emptied
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
along the road; along the way
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to be worried; to be troubled
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
special; particular; peculiar; unique
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring