figured; patterned; figured haori (coat)
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
drop (e.g. of water); drip
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
from the beginning; from scratch
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to throw oneself (into an activity)
craving; longing; thirsting
palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
they; those guys; those fellows
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
covered with; stained; smeared
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on