to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
next term; next period; next version; next release
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
just one person; only one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
parents and siblings; one's relatives
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
draw (in competition); tie game
consequently; as a result; in the end
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
such; like that; in that way
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
digest; summary; abridgment
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning