gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
no, not like that (but like this)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
stirring; slight movement
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to move forward; to move on
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
already; now; no longer; not any more
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
charred; burnt black; scorched black
since then; from that time; ever since
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go