party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
nature; property; disposition
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
semi-transparent; translucent
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to sob; to be choked with tears
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
change; transformation; inversion
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to dry up completely; to become stale
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly