fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
heavy snowfall; white devil
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to torment; to torture; to harass
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
to become calm; to die down
January; first month of the lunar calendar
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
free time; time at leisure
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
raw materials; ingredients
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned