just managing; with great difficulty
even if; even though; however; no matter how
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
upper half of the body; upper body
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
it is not (like that) either
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to be boiled; to be cooked
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
the opposite sex; isomerism
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
about when; about what time; how soon
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer