to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be opposite; to face each other
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
for the first time in one's life
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
in that manner; like that
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to accept; to receive; to agree
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
God; god; ace; king; superior person
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to cry and shout; to scream
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why