rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
remains; corpse; (dead) body
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
principle; theory; fundamental truth
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to find out; to discover; to locate
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
true state; actual condition; reality
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
light; faint; pale; fleeting
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
proposal; offer; request; application