to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
present; gift; to give a present or gift
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
rather; sooner; preferably
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
such a thing; something like that
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
interior design; interior; upholstery
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
pardon me for leaving (first)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to tile (floor, wall, etc.)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat