helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to cut one's way through the waves
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
rather; sooner; preferably
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to shake; to sway; to waver
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to lean on; to rest against
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(hand) towel; handkerchief
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to have a talk; to tell a story
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(religious) faith; belief; creed
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)