true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as far as the eye can see
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
such; like that; that sort of; very
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
the touch of; feel of; texture
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
how; in what way; by what means
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
so; like this; in this way
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim