to cease; to stop; to be over
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
being startled; getting a shock
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to look away; to turn away
with a snap; with a crack
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
all-night vigil over a body; wake
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to run up to; to rush over
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
to indicate; to show; to point to
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
change; alteration; modification
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy