going to bed (usu. with someone)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
sentiment; sentimentality
to compose; to put together
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
toxin; poisonous substance
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to stop (plug) one's ears
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
special radio or television programme; television special