loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
observation; survey; watching
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
after a long time; for the first time in a while
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
how many years; how long; what year
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
rather; better; instead; if anything
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to comfort; to console; to amuse
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
reason; cause; circumstances
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
world; society; people; the public
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to harm; to cause harm to
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly