to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to examine someone's expression
present continuous tense; present progressive form
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
along; parallel to; in accordance with
inside; interior; inner part
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to refuse; to decline; to deny
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
shame; embarrassment; disgrace