conviction; belief; confidence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
beyond that point; after that
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
innermost depths of one's heart
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
municipal office; council; city hall
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
housing district; residential district