I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
while crying; tearfully; in tears
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to push back; to press back; to force back
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to go out and away; to leave
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
from here; from this place
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
advance; moving forward; progress
to use up all one's strength; to die
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
every single word and phrase; word by word
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
innermost depths of one's heart
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears