idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
expression; presentation; representation; notation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
choices; alternatives; options
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
loveable; very likeable; like very much
selection; choice; option
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
invitation; introduction; temptation
though; notwithstanding; although
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
story; tale; talk; discussion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
for a while; for some time; for a period
powder snow; powdery snow
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to cover fully; to wrap around