freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
to farm; to cultivate a field
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
that's the way it is; such is life
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
(bulb) syringe; dropper; fountain pen filler; eyedropper
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
race (of people); type of person
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to fall flat; to fall face down
letting (someone) die without helping
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)