crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
yellowish; tinged with yellow
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
older sister and younger brother
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
boasting of one's strength
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
love affair; sensual pleasures
outward appearance; apparent
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
explosion; rupture; break off
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode