to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to live; to make a living; to get on with
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key