disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
broken; intermittent; disconnected
as a child; when one was a child
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to do for (the sake of someone else)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
relief squad; rescue party
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to detain; to check; to restrain
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
vitality; (one's) life force
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
cannot be compared with; no match for
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible