place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to rain incessantly; to downpour
one thin flat object; one sheet
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to say things to ease one's mind
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I've got to be going; I must go
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
towering; astonishingly high
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision