close; intimate; on good terms
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
end of term; end of semester
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to be transparent; to show through
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
pale; pallid; bluish-white
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to rise; to erect; to get up
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
funny story; funny anecdote
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to thrust before; to thrust at
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation