patting; stroking; caressing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
how; in what way; I wonder
to be reflected in a mirror
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
playback equipment; playback device
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
saggy breasts; drooping breasts
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
patience; endurance; perseverance
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
anyone; any person; whoever