serious; grave; dignified; solemn
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
short story; short film; short poem
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence