sentiment; sentimentality
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
because of; owing to; due to
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
as many (people) as possible
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
hand used like a sword in striking
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
how long; how far; how much
after a long time; for the first time in a while
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
way; method; means; resource; course
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
opposite side; opposition
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
together; at the same time; same; identical
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
verbal message; word (from someone)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled