early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
little by little; bit by bit
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
staying the night; lodging (at)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
resignation; acceptance; consolation
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
surroundings; environs; circumference
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old