to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
I see; that's right; indeed
in comparison to; rather than
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to lose sight of; to miss
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
clearing one's throat; cough