hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
(find) common (meeting) ground
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
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); to be delivered
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
opposite side; opposition
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to detain; to check; to restrain
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to show up; to appear; to turn up
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty