fricative; fricative consonant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
this world; this life; world of the living
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
close; intimate; on good terms
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
another dimension; different level; whole other level
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
race (of people); type of person
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say