substantial matter; significant item
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to become empty; to be emptied
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to get drunk; to become tipsy
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to stiffen; to become stiff
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to have meaning; to be meaningful
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible