bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to rain incessantly; to downpour
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
scale; scope; plan; structure
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to step firmly; to harden by treading
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
working; in operation; running; active
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
interior; inside; internal
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)