to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
reality; actuality; hard fact
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to become empty; to be emptied
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to rest one's chin in one's hands
just because; even if; even though
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
words mainly used in songs or poetry
story; tale; talk; discussion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to subsist; to keep on living
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
conviction; belief; confidence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?