(in) the air; midair; sky
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(another's) daughter; young lady
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
man; male; masculine gender
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be too late; to be too slow
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
from the viewpoint of; according to
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
script; screenplay; scenario
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
counter for books; volume
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to cease; to stop; to be over