being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
long distance relationship
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to sink (into); to get depressed
during a telephone call; busy line
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to be exhausted; to be tired out
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to employ; to hire; to charter
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pay attention; to be watchful
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
several years; a few years
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
high tide; high water; climax; high point
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
counter seat; seat at the counter
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone