emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
condition; state (of health); appearance
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
on time; on schedule; punctually
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to squeeze out; to wring out
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
being in love with each other
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to push aside; to brush aside
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
everything; anything; nothing
a little bit; a little while
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to lose one's way; to get lost
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics