monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
dealing with; coping with
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
dullard; indecisive person
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
open; public; official; overt
unusual; serious; incomparable
under the staircase; understairs
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
concreteness; feasibility
Japanese person; Japanese people
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
this world; this life; world of the living
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
the place for; the time for; the level of
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to thrust away; to send flying
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)