to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
repair work; restoration work
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to be helpful; to be useful
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
trouble; bother; annoyance
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to get hungry; to become hungry
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent