character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to mix; to stir; to blend
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
princess; daughter of a nobleman
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in the mountains; among the mountains
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
just a minute; small quantity