enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
two by two; by twos; as a couple
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to get along well together; to be close to each other
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to stop (plug) one's ears
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
office hours; business hours; working hours
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to govern; to manage; to subdue
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
that year; same year; same age
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
dealing with; coping with