to shake one's head (in denial)
difference; variation; difference
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
regret; repentance; remorse
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
living thing; living creature; animal; life
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
display shelf; display case
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
innumerable; countless; numberless
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure