hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
theatre; theater; playhouse
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be photographed; to be projected
breath; breathing; tone; mood
social networking service; SNS
one more time; once more; once again
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
condensed milk; Soviet Union
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very young; little; childish; immature
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
early (days); initial stage; initial
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
change; transition; vicissitudes
such ... as; or some such
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission