to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
corridor; hallway; passageway
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
talk; recital; narration; topic
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
walking briskly; determinedly
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to have a talk; to tell a story
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
composed expression; clear face
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
interference; meddling; butting in
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
observation; survey; watching
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary