living by oneself; living alone
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dull sound; muffled sound
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
sour look; surly face; pout
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to have a talk; to tell a story
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish