to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to detain; to check; to restrain
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
surely; certainly; without doubt
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one's family; family member
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
with a start; with a jump
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to make merry; to be festive
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
reaction; response; reaction
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
patient; unhurried; leisurely
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)