cruelty; hard-heartedness
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
comparatively; relatively
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
solitude; loneliness; isolation
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
loved one; lover; sweetheart
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
all night long; all through the night
to talk the night away; to talk all night
considerably; greatly; a lot
selection; choice; option
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
serious crime; grave crime
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to concern; to be related
beyond this point; from now on; after this
not necessarily so; is not always true
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue