quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
separation; farewell; parting
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to squeeze out; to wring out
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
both hands; both arms; ten
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
many; much; plenty; hardly
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to think of; to come up with
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
falling in love; attachment
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason