continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
Chloranthus serratus (species of flowering plant)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to be prolonged; to drag on
to increase; to add to; to augment
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ask a question; to ask questions
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
department store; department
shopping; purchased goods
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to satisfy the requirements
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
concreteness; feasibility
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore