innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one's every action; every single move
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
nothing but; except; no more than
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
then; well; so; well then
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to be worried; to be troubled
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!