to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
one day; (on) a certain day
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
when; how soon; how long until
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
how many years; how long; what year
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)