fading; faded colour; faded color
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to watch steadily; to stare
silence (not speaking); muteness
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; interloper
confusion; distraction; derangement
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to take; to catch; to capture
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head