to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to happen to meet; to come across
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
talking while standing; standing around talking
catercorner; diagonally opposite
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
real thing; original; actual
beautification; glorification
white horse; unrefined sake
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake off; to throw off
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
sincere; honest; faithful
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
great difference; major mistake
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace