spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to spread; to be propagated
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to have meaning; to be meaningful
admiration; being impressed (by)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
supreme; greatest; highest; best
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)