to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
at first; in the beginning; originally
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
thereupon; shortly thereafter
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
control; check; restraint; inhibition
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
is that so?; I see; right; oh
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)