to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
commissures (of the lips); lip corners; mouth corners
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be conspicuous; to stand out
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
one's person; around one's person
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
something; some kind of; for some reason
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to say; to be called; to do
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner