colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
March; third month of the lunar calendar
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
right beside; close to; nearby
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
family; members of a family
instead; but (on the other hand)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
hostility; antagonism; opposition
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)