to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
responsibility; duty; obligation
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
desperately; for one's dear life
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
water temperature (esp. bath)
calls and sounds made by insects
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
excellent translation; fine translation
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
at some point in the past; at some stage
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
almost every day; almost daily
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
considerably; greatly; a lot
fifth day of the month; five days