sympathy; compassion; pity
to collapse into; to flop onto
relation; connection; affinity
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
capillary tube; capillary
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
age thirty; one's thirties
to lose one's way; to go astray
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
noted doctor; excellent physician
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
as promised; true to one's promise