to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
your husband; her husband
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
occasional; infrequent; rare
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
memories; recollections; reminiscence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
young; fresh; inexperienced; tender
radiant smile; contented smile
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach