to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to rush over; to run up to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
willpower; energy; vitality
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants