cheerful; lively; lighthearted
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to put one's hand on; to touch
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
such; like that; that sort of
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
self-conscious; self-aware
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
story; tale; talk; discussion
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
such; this sort of; like this
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
chance (of success); odds
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude