serious; severe; grave; acute
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
the real criminal; true culprit
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
as much as one can; as much as possible
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
call; summons; convening; convocation
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
on the occasion of; at the time of
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meeting; greeting; welcome
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to be embarrassed; to lose face