to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
how many years; how long; what year
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just because; even if; even though
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
such; this sort of; like this
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
in this way; thus; such; uh...
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner