hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
day after day; day by day
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
bank; weir; embankment; levee
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
somebody (important); person of importance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
(period of) a year; during an era
to escape death; to be saved from death
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma