after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
both hands; both arms; ten
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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 one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
superior; superiors; senior
to thrust away; to send flying
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
premarital sexual relations
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to repeat; to do over again
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
menu (in a French restaurant)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme