unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
region; limits; stage; level
chief; main; principal; important
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
beyond one's means or position
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
discouragement; disappointment
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to pluck; to pick; to tear
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
homecoming; returning home
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that