weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
heart; guts; nerve; central part
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
trivial; not amounting to much
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
doing whatever one pleases
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
the last moment; the very end
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to change completely; to change suddenly
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one