stepping back; drawing back
to become empty; to be emptied
to become dim; to become blurred
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to play around; to gallivant about
prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
chasing after women; womanizing
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
news of someone's death; obituary
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
while alive; during one's lifetime
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
death (and entering the hereafter)