to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to gather; to collect; to assemble
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
root; joint; base; crotch
double suicide; lovers' suicide
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to half-rise to one's feet
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
rope; cord; policeman's rope
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth