mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
grudge; complaint; reproach
discovery; detection; finding
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
within; inside of; less than
common people; ordinary people; masses
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
electricity; (electric) light
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows