to speak; to say; to vocalize
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
complete change; about-face
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
in succession; one by one
fall; drop; descent; coming down
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to knock down; to knock out
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)