to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to order; to command; to appoint
solitude; loneliness; isolation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
14th day of the month; 14 days
fine weather; fair weather
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
long time; long interval; for quite some time
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
schedule; program; programme; agenda
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin