to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
neighbourhood; neighborhood
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to tighten; to press hard
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 advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
insertion; incorporation; infixing
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to spread; to be propagated
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to demand money; to pester; to extort
exterior (of a building, incl. gates, fences, hedges, plants, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
every evening; night after night
loop line; (transportation) belt line
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)