empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
manifestation; public show; showing conspicuously
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
in the end; at the end of the day
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
society; public; community; social studies
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
pride; boast; credit (to)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
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)
curse; spell; malediction
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep