always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
that day; the very same day
to recover consciousness; to come to
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
falling over; toppling sideways
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to squash; to crush; to flatten
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
broken; intermittent; disconnected
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
hair on the back of one's head
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break