to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once