to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
shoji (paper sliding door)
scenery; scene; landscape
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
space (room, area, outer space)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
because of; owing to; due to
returning tit for tat; retaliating
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
please; somehow or other; one way or another
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow