moving; touching; stirring
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
semi-transparent; translucent
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
waking; waking up; awakening
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
having no idea; having no clue