ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
front; frontage; facade; main
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
useless resistance; vain struggle
destruction; collapse; crumbling
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
running away; escaping on foot
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
all (there is); as long as there is
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something
largehearted; frank; unaffected
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
never mind!; don't worry about it
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)