copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to run about; to rush about
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
heaven and earth; top and bottom
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)