to spread; to be propagated
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
marriage proposal; marriage talks
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
inattention; absent-mindedness
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
himself; yourself; herself
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
how; in what way; how about; questionable
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
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)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building