involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to make an appeal; to urge
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
people; men and women; each person; everybody
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to go past; to pass; to pass by
curious; strange; unusual
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
too (much); overly; excessively
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
story; tale; talk; discussion
to feel hungry; to get hungry
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
several years; a few years