the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
one of these days; someday; one day
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
carefree; free from worry
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
(doing something) in tears
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to die; (lit.) to become a star
to lose one's way; to get lost
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to go along; to walk along; to follow
all night; throughout the night
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be born; to come into the world
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
present; gift; to give a present or gift