charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
(not so) much; (not) very
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
pessimism; disappointment
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
twice; again; second time
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
(period of) a year; during an era
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
information; news; report; reward; retribution
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
(having) same family and personal name
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
surrounding at a distance
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)