futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
major incident; major happening; big scandal
regret; repentance; remorse
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
secret; private; surreptitious
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
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.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
self-determination; suicide
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
speed; velocity; pace; velocity