dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
how many people; a number of people
manipulation of information; spin
to employ; to hire; to charter
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
female high-school student
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
no, not like that (but like this)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to jump at; to be attracted by
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
dealing with; coping with
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show