to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
incident; affair; happening; event
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
right in the center (centre)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
on the left as one faces (it)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(made of) stone; stone-built
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
workshop; studio; atelier
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to stiffen; to become stiff
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity