to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
at once; there and then; immediately
time; season; period; phase; stage
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to be hesitant; to feel timid
February; second month of the lunar calendar
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
writing; book; (literary) work
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to well up; to burst; to arise
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two