acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
in the same manner as before; the same as always
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to yearn for; to be in love with
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to be muddy; to be slushy
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
pointing out; identification
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
power of the state; government authority
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
turmoil; chaos; confusion
not limited to; not just ...
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally