to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
unrequited love; one-sided love
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
script; libretto; scenario
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
rather; sooner; preferably
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be in constant attendance
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength