silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
straight; as the crow flies
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
nod; inclination of the head
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pierce through; to break through
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
cholangiocarcinoma; bile duct cancer
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
admiration; being impressed (by)
looking on; remaining a spectator
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
top news; front-page news; lead story
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
several years; a few years
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die