to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
grudge; complaint; reproach
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
commuting to school; school commute
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
historic; historical; traditional
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
urban area; urban district
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly