hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
way; course; the only way
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to increase; to add to; to augment
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to roll about; to writhe about
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
in succession; one by one
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
neighboring countries; surrounding countries