at the last moment; this late in the game
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to split; to be split; to splinter
war; fighting; fierce competition
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to help each other; to cooperate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
in the same way as; just like
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be kind to; to treat kindly
that is to say; so that means
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
calm; composed; leisurely
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
to hide; to conceal oneself
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
murder; killing; murderer
occupation; calling; livelihood
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
as a child; when one was a child; childhood