to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
(turned out) all right in the end
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
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
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
scene; spectacle; sight; view
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
order; command; directions; instructions
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
innumerable; countless; numberless
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
one by one; one each; one at a time