something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
secret; private; surreptitious
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
no!; no no!; no, not at all
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
without; unless; have to do
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
one's native country; land of one's birth
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
solitude; loneliness; isolation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
now that; since; so long as; because
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth