mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to become frayed; to become loose
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
history; pedigree; lineage
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
running the whole distance
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet