confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
comfort; consolation; diversion
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to approach; to draw near
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
death from cold; freezing to death
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
every year; yearly; annually