roadway; road; carriageway
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
appointment; rendezvous; date
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
visit (from someone); call
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
depression; low spirits; dejection
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
pork donburi; bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
small cake made from sweet potatoes; sweet potato
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
nothing but; none other than
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
only; merely; but; no more than
emotional scars; mental trauma
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life