guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be hot on a person's heels
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
otherwise; if not; or else
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bedside; near one's pillow
phone conference; conference call
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
premature joy; short-lived elation
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring