signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
10,000,000,000; ten billion
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
to feel depressed; to be down
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
along the way; along the road
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to tower over the surroundings
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
ship; boat; vessel; craft
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave