to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(not) a single person; (no) one
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
loud shout; excited cheering
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
you (plural); all of you; you all
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person