to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to cross the line; to go too far
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to lay aside; to set aside
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to be perturbed; to be agitated
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
it seems so; that's what it looks like
big leakage; uncontained leak
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
self-torturing; masochistic
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to sob; to be choked with tears
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
firmly; solidly; heartily
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
ill will; malice; evil intent
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
to be needed; to be wanted