to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
reality; actuality; hard fact
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
department store; department
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do