to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
what people say; rumours; public opinion
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
death penalty; capital punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
same crime; being equally guilty
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to break a dam; to burst out
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
to rub; to scrub; to scrape