article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
because of; owing to; due to
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to speak; to say; to vocalize
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned