expectation; assume will happen; forecast
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
rather; sooner; preferably
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
donation; presentation; gift
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be absorbed in reading
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to attempt; to test; to try out
near; nearby; not far off
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
near; nearby; not far off
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to have the privilege of doing
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
moment; brief space of time