matter; thing; affair; circumstance
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
surname; family name; last name
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
three; three years of age
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
unqualified; without qualifications
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
trembling voice; quavering voice
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess