and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to pile up; to accumulate
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
on countless occasions; many a time
to repeat; to do something over again
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
serious; severe; grave; acute
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
overlapping; piling; stacking
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
drop (e.g. of water); drip