continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
white background; blank; female virgin
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
longed-for; anxiously awaited
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
being in love with each other
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
being startled; getting a shock
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
baby talk; baby language; babbling
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to collect information; to gather knowledge
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at work; in the midst of work; working