face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
Aomori (city, prefecture)
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
parts; accessories; components
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
mathematical formula; numerical expression
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
while; during (the time when)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
some people; a few people; several people
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be born; to come into the world