by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
during; for the duration of
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
drunk; drunken person; drunkard
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
body and soul; mind and body
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to show; to bare (the teeth)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
beyond human understanding
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
strong interaction; strong force
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
eye strain; eyestrain; asthenopia
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief