to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to repeat; to do over again
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
conviction; belief; confidence
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
very young; little; childish; immature
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to run around; to bustle about
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping