sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
in person; personally; directly
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
without; but if; otherwise; or else
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
posterity; future life; life to come
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to bawl; to cry; to scream
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken