serious look (on one's face); straight face
clear solution; clean decision
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
same family (race, tribe)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
speculation; thinking; meditation
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to emphasize; to attach importance to
sense of values; values; value system
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
choice; selection; option
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any