gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to well up; to burst; to arise
manuscript; version; draft
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sincere; honest; faithful
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
being in love with each other
firm; strong; solid; stable
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
change; transition; vicissitudes
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray