to be erected; to be built
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
and yet; though; when; in spite of
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.