almost; roughly; approximately
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
concealment; suppression; hiding
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to be infected; to be contagious
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
observation; survey; watching
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
final; eventual; ultimate
total energy; all efforts
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
pointing out; identification