miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
when it becomes; when it comes to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
after a long time; for the first time in a while
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
man; male; masculine gender
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to project a shadow; to cast a shadow
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to shake one's head (in denial)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
immediately; instantly; right away; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell