to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
quotation; citation; reference
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
otherwise; or else; if not
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(a place) out of one's reach
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
shameless; shameless person
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated