aloneness; loneliness; solitude
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
being startled; getting a shock
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
God; god; ace; king; superior person
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to ask; to enquire; to query
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
third day of the month; three days
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case