trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
human relations; personal relationships
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to find out; to discover; to detect
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
way of asking; way of listening; listener
good feeling; feeling good
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
cherry blossom (colour, color)
diagonal move (in the game of go)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst