near oneself; close to one; familiar
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
start of a romance; beginning of love
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
infinite loop; closed loop
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
to be jealous; to be envious
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to move forward; to move on
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
suited figure; person in a suit
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
exclusive; attached to; specialist
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
meeting; greeting; welcome
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime