first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to stiffen; to become stiff
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to die; to ascend to heaven
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to remain married for life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to look around; to look towards (us)
unrequited love; one-sided love
to continue to do; to persist in doing
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)