to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
villain; baddie; the villain's part
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
convenient; handy; useful
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
nice; good; well-executed
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
superstition; superstitious belief
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side