to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
like he said; same for me; ditto
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
smoothly; easily; readily
I see; that's right; indeed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
light and darkness; light and shade
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
but; however; even though; even if