to sink (into); to get depressed
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
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)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
line; queue; procession; matrix
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to run through; to run past
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to be sticky; to be close together
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to taste; to try (food or drink)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
way out; means to escape; escape route
bombshell announcement (statement)
risky; dangerous; insecure
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
as you see; as you can see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating