to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
as if it were about oneself
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
episode; anecdote; vignette
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
longing for; burning desire
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
after the end (of something); post-
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
rustling; refreshing; clearly
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
every evening; every night
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
customization; customisation
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
retention; maintenance; preservation
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
make no progress; remain unsettled
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
enough is enough; no further!
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except