to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
death from disease; death from illness
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one's own problem; one's own issues
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
existence; being; presence
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
border (between countries); national border
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
cease-fire; truce; armistice