bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
creamy (in flavor or texture)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
cannot be compared with; no match for
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
as if nothing had happened
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting