ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to feel; to sense; to experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink (into); to get depressed
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
interior; inside; internal
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
most of all; extremely; supremely
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
anything and everything; just about everything
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do