existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
already; now; no longer; not any more
family; members of a family
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
how many years; how long; what year
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare back (at); to glare back
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to face; to go towards; to head towards
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material