strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to squash; to crush; to flatten
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
memories; recollections; reminiscence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
in spite of; regardless of
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
secret; private; surreptitious