reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
nothing but; none other than
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
in case of; at that time; at this time
as a child; when one was a child
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
rather; sooner; preferably
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
useful thing; usable article
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
electricity; (electric) light
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
bedside; near one's pillow
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
genuine article; real thing; real deal