there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
ingredient; component; composition
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to do together; to share; to participate in
real intention; true motive; true meaning
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be saved up (of money)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
outside world; physical world
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
difficult problem; challenge
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
revisiting; visiting again
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
joint struggle; common (united) front
on countless occasions; many a time
because; for; the reason why is ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host