to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
how many people; a number of people
your body; your health; yourself; you
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 show up; to appear; to turn up
surrounding at a distance
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to understand; to make out
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
unspecified large number (of people)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
casual speech; peer language; informal language
unfortunately; regrettably
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
both hands; both arms; ten
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
being all smiles with joy
to change completely; to change suddenly
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
openly; in public; without caring what others think
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
while moving; on the move
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
to press a question; to cross-examine
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")