dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
memories; recollections; reminiscence
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
family; members of a family
(together) with; -wide; including
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
in succession; one after another
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
directly opposite; right in front
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances