light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
such; like that; that sort of
to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate
guaranteed; authentic; certified
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
every day and every night
a (single) moment; an instant
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to unfold; to unroll; to open
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
one's own army; one's own team
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall