to be loath to;  to balk at (doing);  to grudge (doing);  to take (good) care of
 ugly;  unattractive;  unsightly;  unseemly
 pleasant feeling;  pleasant sensation;  pleasure
 superiority complex;  sense of superiority
 to be soaked in;  to be flooded;  to be submerged;  to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.);  to give oneself over to;  to bask in
 before one knows;  before one becomes aware of;  unnoticed;  unawares
 to anyone;  to everyone;  by anyone;  by everyone;  in everyone;  in anyone
 to lose;  to be defeated;  to succumb;  to give in;  to be inferior to;  to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
 to strike back at;  to bite back;  to turn on;  to rise against;  to oppose;  to defy
 expulsion (of a pupil);  excommunication;  anathema
 to sever;  to cut off;  to suppress;  to eradicate;  to abstain (from);  to give up
 valid;  proper;  right;  appropriate;  reasonable
 to get close;  to cuddle close together;  to nestle close to;  to snuggle up to
 to be touching;  to be moving
 to forgive and forget;  to let bygones be bygones;  to sweep under the carpet;  to wipe the slate clean
 to bring someone happiness;  to make someone happy
 birth;  creation;  formation
 to be kind to;  to treat kindly
 in that way;  like that;  that way
 (abstract) symbol;  emblem;  representation
 personnel;  members;  lineup (of a team);  announcement of next day's match-ups
 perhaps;  maybe;  perchance;  by some chance;  by any chance
 door;  gate;  opening;  title page
 to carry (something) under cover;  to carry concealed
 to sharpen;  to hone;  to wash (rice);  to scour;  to polish
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 going backward;  turning back;  backtracking;  retrogression;  relapse;  returning to a bad state
 black curtain;  wirepuller;  mastermind;  backroom manipulator
 finally;  at last;  barely;  narrowly;  gradually;  little by little
 head (of a household, etc.);  leader;  owner;  proprietor;  subject (of a rumour, etc.);  doer (of a deed);  guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
 to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.;  to bite to death
 every place;  various places
 novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
 to stop (moving);  to come to a stop;  to stop (doing, working, being supplied);  to come to a halt;  to alight;  to perch on
 Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
 Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
 time;  years;  days;  the Moon and the Sun
 in the meanwhile;  during the time