heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
front entrance; front door
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
surroundings; circumference
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
considerably; fairly; quite
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain