to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
advent of a golden opportunity
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
around the clock; day and night
various matters; everything
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
possessed of a strong sense of duty
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to be chipped; to be nicked
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
jumping about; rampancy; domination