scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to have a meal; to take a meal
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
woman; female; feminine gender
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
rival; competitor; competition
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
personification; impersonation; embodiment
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down