to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
at that time; in those days
how; in what way; in what manner
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
I see; that's right; indeed
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
starting line; starting point
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
beyond this point; from now on; after this
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
at once; immediately; right now
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to head towards; to direct one's steps to