taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to like; to love; to be fond of
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
forevermore; for eternity
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
older brother; elder brother
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to be discouraged; to shrink from
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to continue to do; to persist in doing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
means; way; method; measure
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such