to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
bottle of ink; ink bottle
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
much less; to say nothing of