hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
does not; can not; will not
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
acceleration; speeding up
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to take a breather; to take a break
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
richly colored; richly coloured
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
it's been a long time; long time no see
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl