steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
hue; color phase; colour phase
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
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)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
elder sister; older female friend
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
and; thereupon; because of that
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
ultramarine colour (color)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
person of letters; literary person
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley