to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
by today; before the day is over
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
several years; a few years
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to harm; to cause harm to
to set (sun); to become dark
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
together; at the same time; same; identical
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to become completely chilled
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
smoothly; easily; readily
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
recitation; reciting from memory
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend