to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
long (time that has passed); old (story)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
English letter; alphabetic character
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a Buddha; deceased person
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
everyday language; common parlance; vernacular
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
limbs; arms and legs; body
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
admiration; adoration; extolling
author; writer; novelist; artist
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
sculpture; carved statue; graven image