love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
how long; how far; how much
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to slide into; to slip into
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
head over heels; madly (in love)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that