to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to concern; to be related
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to be touching; to be moving
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress