disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to become settled; to be fixed
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
sudden change; complete change
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
eardrum; tympanic membrane
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
year in, year out; always; 24-7
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose