iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
without leaving any trace
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
tier; tear; teardrop shape
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for