to listen attentively to; to be lost in
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
devotion; attachment; infatuation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
powerless; helpless; incompetent
when; how soon; how long until
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
virile; tough; masculine; intense
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(not so) much; (not) very
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
inside; interior; inner part
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)