whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
preservation; retainment; keeping
bringing; taking; carrying
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
town girl; girl raised in a town
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
innermost depths of one's heart
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to understand; to make out
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to push aside; to push one's way through
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle