important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
results; record; grades; marks
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
long ago; already; a long time ago
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
instant; moment; for an instant
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
reality; actuality; hard fact
to some extent; to a certain extent
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
single word; a few words; brief comment
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
morning; forenoon; just before noon