reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
last days; the end; one's fate
intimidation; threat; bluster
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
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
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
one's principal residence; main home
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to say; to be called; to do
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained