fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
tail (animal); tail end; tip
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to grow up; to become an adult
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
jokingly; in the form of a joke
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
distance across; diameter
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
front entrance; front door
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
metallic sound; metallic clank
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to close (one's eyes); to shut
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable