isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
after a long time; for the first time in a while
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
society; public; community; social studies
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
quibbling; temporizing; temporising
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
periodic; regular; routine
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to be found; to be discovered
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
forcibly; by force; against one's will
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
considerably; greatly; a lot