essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
duty; obligation; responsibility
close; intimate; on good terms
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
hospitalization; hospitalisation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tattling; telling on (someone)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be helpful; to be useful
to be surprised; to be astonished
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet