positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
with a start; with a jump
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
how much; how many; to what extent
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
many; much; plenty; hardly
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
choice; selection; option
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
being too late; losing one's final chance
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to concern; to be related
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do