compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
complete change; about-face
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
property; fortune; assets
while; during; performed in this condition
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
emergency staircase; fire escape
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be kind to; to treat kindly
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)
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at a young age; while still young
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes