to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to subsist; to keep on living
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that's the way it is; such is life
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
contradiction; inconsistency
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to become empty; to be emptied
two (long cylindrical things)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
plural; multiple; several
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
connection; link; relationship
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to grimace; to make a wry face
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal