murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
proposal; offer; request; application
interruption; suspension; break
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to break the silence; to break one's silence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
assistance; backing; reinforcements
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
recognition; acquaintance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
being startled; getting a shock
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
battlefield; battleground
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath