lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to be found; to be discovered
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
with a start; with a jump
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to shake; to sway; to waver
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)