starvation; famine; hunger
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
in good health; alive and well; going strong
frequency (of occurrence)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
human relations; personal relationships
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
emotional scars; mental trauma
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
healthy; sound; wholesome
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
silence (not speaking); muteness
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
study; diligence; discount; reduction
regret; repentance; remorse
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
place; situation; position; location