yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to say no more; to sink into silence
professional killer; hit man
police questioning (of a suspicious person)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
what do you want?; can I help you?
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
bento; Japanese box lunch
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire