to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
essence; true nature; substance; reality
training; drill; practice; discipline
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to examine someone's expression
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
boy; son; baby boy; young man
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stare back at; to look back at
the way back; the way home; return trip
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
sincere; honest; faithful
accurate; correct; precise; exact
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
this, that and the other; this and that
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
contradiction; inconsistency
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to begin to walk; to set out
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved