tedious; boring; being fed up with
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
quarrel; dispute; argument
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to be talked about behind one's back
without leaving any trace
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
curse; spell; malediction
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
aquatic (life); living in the water
unconfirmed; unidentified
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
stepwise; one step at a time
standing tall; towering; soaring
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)