reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
way out; means to escape; escape route
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to die; to lay down life's burden
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
mass (of people); large crowd
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)