lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
comma; decimal point; radix point
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
protective instinct; defensive instinct
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
powder snow; powdery snow
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to step forward; to volunteer
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to exert oneself; to make efforts
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
(divine) providence; dispensation
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
few decades; many decades; several decades
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
to cross the line; to go too far
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
the deceased; the departed
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
all-night vigil over a body; wake