brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
beyond that point; after that
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
family vacation; family trip
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
cowardly; timid; easily frightened