to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
one by one; one after another; successively
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
chorus; singing in a chorus
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
hedge; fence; border; limit
unqualified; without qualifications
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
vocal sound; tone of voice
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to part left and right; to open out
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career