joint; link; knot; tie-together point
nape (of the neck); nucha
episode; anecdote; vignette
this and that; one thing and another
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
sympathy; empathy; response
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
solitude; loneliness; isolation
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
and; thereupon; because of that
sentiment; sentimentality
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to push aside; to brush aside