to sink (into); to get depressed
silence (not speaking); muteness
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
clearing one's throat; cough
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
short pause; short interval
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
price; cost; value; worth; value
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to apologize; to apologise
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to begin talking; to open up
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
sense of being the chosen people
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still