burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
one's (living) environment
for your information; I'm telling you
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
labor; labour; work; service
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
settlement; solution; resolution
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)