from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in the same way as; just like
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to subsist; to keep on living
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
prickling; stinging; tingling
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
elder sister; effeminate man
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
yearned for; longed for; missed
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
contest; comparison; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
sounding each other out; probing each other
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response