all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
swindler; imposter; crook
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
happy memory; sweet memory
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
closing a school (for the day); closing a school (permanently); shutting down a school
land readjustment; town planning
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
solitude; loneliness; isolation
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
world situation; world affairs
moment by moment; hour by hour
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful