(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
notice; attention; observation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
sundry; various; assorted
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
effect; result; worth; use; avail
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to