to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to amuse oneself; to make merry
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sales promotion; hard selling
deed; act; work; performance
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
big talk; boasting; bragging
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
lack of ability; lack of talent; incompetence
to polish up; to shine up
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
even more; still more; further
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape