forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to talk; to chat; to chatter
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
how long; how far; how much
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate