to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to go out and away; to leave
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
scenery; scene; landscape
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
very young; little; childish; immature
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
scene; spectacle; sight; view
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
rather; sooner; preferably
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
any more; any further; any better; any longer
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate