somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
divorce; dissolution of adoption
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
besides; moreover; in addition
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
way; method; means; resource; course
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
resolute; determined; bold
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
without omission; in full
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize