meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
student (esp. a university student)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
deceased; late; dead; departed
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to run up to; to rush over
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door; gate; opening; title page
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...