to fall completely silent; to become still as death
corridor; hallway; passageway
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
back (of a chair); backrest
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to make one's heart flutter
long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
exaltation; emotional uplift
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be too numerous; to be too much
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
spread; span; expanse; extent
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)