empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to approach; to draw near
reopening; resumption; restarting
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
confused; flustered; at a loss
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
front; frontage; facade; main
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
end; close; conclusion; termination
helper; assistant; help; assistance
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
immediately; right away; on the spot
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stare back at; to look back at
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
one day; (on) a certain day
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age