faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
existence; possession; having; limited company
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
stealthily; secretly; in secret
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
reason; cause; circumstances