to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(in) the air; midair; sky
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
big frame; large figure; huge body
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
vacant house; unoccupied house
brown; light brown; tawny
long coat; full-length coat
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be entwined; to be involved
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
very small; tiny; insignificant
in the end; on top of that
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it