to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
lately; recently; nowadays
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to say; to be called; to do
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to pick up; to find; to gather
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
woman who works in the sex industry
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
overdose; excessive consumption
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)