to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be in beautiful full bloom
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
turning point; transition phase
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
in public; in company; in the presence of others
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be embarrassed; to lose face
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
difficult problem; challenge
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
as one had hoped; as one wishes
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
that is to say; so that means
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to shirk a responsibility
progress; advance; improvement; development
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show