to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
simply; merely; only; solely
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to tear off; to strip; to rob
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
another time; some other time
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
hereabouts; around there; that area
just because; even if; even though
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
forced laugh; forced smile
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
pointing out; identification
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
to have a talk; to tell a story
being left out; being ostracized