to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to brush off; to shake off
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
haori (Japanese formal coat)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to warm oneself at the fire
waterproofing; making watertight
match (to light fire with)
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
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
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to flare up; to burst into flames
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
thermal energy; heat energy
absorption; suction; attraction
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
surface of a board or record
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to be too late; to be too slow
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary