total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
blood relationship; blood relative
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
rather; better; instead; if anything
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
one cause; one reason; one factor
the first and second; a few
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)