to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to use up all one's strength
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
long ago; a long time ago; already
to bring back; to restore
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
preference; priority; precedence
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
second; number two; runner-up
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...