to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
old woman; joker (in old maid)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
for the first time in one's life
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
how long; how far; how much
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
fast-talking; rapid talking
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
if one is unlucky; if one is careless