soft sound; dampening (of sound)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
because of; owing to; due to
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
yelp; yap; yipe; kiang (Equus kiang); kyang
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
future; possible; potential; prospective
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to overflow; to brim over; to flood