to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
don't worry about it; forget about it
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
making one's best exertions
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
how many months?; how long?
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to crouch; to squat; to cower
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
indescribable; having no way to express
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
rather; sooner; preferably
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)