to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
change; alteration; modification
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
image; figure; figure; form; image
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
that is to say; so that means
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to cause someone to worry
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
distrust; unjust suspicion
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
with a momentary flash of light
silence (not speaking); muteness
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)