gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
each locality; each place; each region
tendency; trend; inclination
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
several years; a few years
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)