sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
hateful; detestable; loathsome
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); roll of cloth
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to stop (plug) one's ears
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
all; entire; whole; altogether
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague