means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
participation; joining; entry; adherence
as a child; when one was a child
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
the other day; a few days ago
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to forget completely; to leave behind
real intention; true motive; true meaning
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
ago; since; before; previous
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be remembered; to go down in history
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
so what!; who gives a damn?
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
with a start; with a jump
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to see through; to see the true nature of something