very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to scatter away; to vanish
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
official divorce registration papers
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
reality; actuality; hard fact
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
close; intimate; on good terms
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
rather; sooner; preferably
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
level ground; horizon; field of view
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)