feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
bestial; beastly; beast-like; brutal
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
tall figure; high stature
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
incident; affair; happening; event
thickness; profundity; depth
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
carefree; free from worry
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
at that time; in those days
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
drama; play; powerful drug
to watch over; to watch attentively
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be needed; to be wanted