heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
being all smiles with joy
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
missing person; wanted person
to temper thoroughly; to train well
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back