crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
rather; sooner; preferably
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to repent; to be penitent
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
shades of evening; dead of night
having not the slightest idea
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
counter for (small) boats
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to sit silently at a meeting
so; like this; in this way
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook