close; intimate; on good terms
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to subsist; to keep on living
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
at least; at most; (even) just
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in that manner; like that
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
first base; first baseman; one fort
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
way; method; means; resource; course
(giving) instruction; initiation
hiding one's embarrassment