rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
point in common; common feature
explanation; interpretation
mysterious power of words to alter reality
Memories (Garnet Crow album)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
military force; military strength
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to be charged with a mission
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
working adult; full-fledged member of society
extended leave; long vacation
right in the midst of; right at the height of
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
calamity; disaster; accident
tenth day of the month; ten days
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined