suggestion; hint; implication
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
without; but if; otherwise; or else
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
nice; likeable; desirable
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to become hoarse; to become husky
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what date?; what's the date?; when?
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
memory; sense; experience
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
3rd day of the month; three days
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
all you want; as much as one wants