persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
the opposite sex; isomerism
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
being somewhat excited (agitated)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
as many (people) as possible
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
delicate; gentle; fleeting
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
one more time; once more; once again
funeral; burial; condolence
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome