to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
pressure; oppression; suppression
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
this world; this life; world of the living
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to say no more; to sink into silence
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to stiffen; to become stiff
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to squeeze out; to wring out
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
overhasty; rash; premature
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium