pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
local specialty; special product (of a region)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
hearsay; learning by hearsay
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
estimate (of costs); budget
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
with a momentary flash of light
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence