hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
final; eventual; ultimate
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
even if not; even without
to this extent; to this degree; this much
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
established fact; fait accompli
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
hiding one's embarrassment
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to breathe while sleeping
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous