to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
dark reddish-brown; liver color
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
evening; last night; yesterday evening
reading aloud; recitation
official announcement; proclamation
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
several sheets (flat objects)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to understand; to make out
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
contrary to one's expectations
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
besides; moreover; in addition
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
habitual offender; addict
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to coax; to cajole; to humour (humor); to wheedle
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on