means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to bungle; to make things awkward
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
presumption; assumption; estimation
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
going to the United States
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
river surface; surface of a river
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
space engineering; astronautics
professor; teaching; instruction
in person; personally; directly
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate