life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
direct connection; direct link
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
as a child; when one was a child
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
just managing; with great difficulty
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
explosion; rupture; break off
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
probability; likelihood; chances
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily