aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
then; and (then); in that case; if so
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
sense of duty (obligation)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
irrational (line of) argument
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
around the clock; day and night
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to stare back at; to look back at
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to subsist; to keep on living
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)