to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to dye; to colour; to color
useless; no good; hopeless
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
somehow; for some reason or other
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
exclusive; attached to; specialist
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
matter of time; question of time
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
act of mercy; helping another person
reality; actuality; hard fact
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding