hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
with a start; with a jump
share (in a company); stock
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
seeing one off; farewell; escort
war; fighting; fierce competition
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
midsummer; (arch.) China; (arch.) capital (city)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
great laughter; burst of laughter
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
unrequited love; one-sided love