to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
long ago; a long time ago; already
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
to become dim; to become blurred
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to become fraught with emotion
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
semi-transparent; translucent
to be transparent; to show through