demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
your highness; your grace; your eminence
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
inside; interior; inner part
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
expressing one's mind; speaking out
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
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
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
deep emotion; strong feelings
heartstrings; koto string
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
one's home country; one's homeland
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail