glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to apologize; to apologise
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to fall flat; to fall face down
blow; shock; strike; batting
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
last days; the end; one's fate
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing