tendency; trend; inclination
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
second marriage; remarriage
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
strength; power; proficiency; ability
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
in that way; like that; that way
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
man; male; masculine gender
this (very thing); this precisely
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
still; even now; to this day
to stop in the middle of a sentence
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky