to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
American continent; the Americas
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be in focus; to come into focus
patriarch; head of a family
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
sense of relief; feeling of relief
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
feather decoration; plume
had better ...; had better not ...
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
evening; night; nighttime
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to breathe while sleeping