to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to crouch; to squat; to cower
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
contradiction; inconsistency
to speak; to say; to vocalize
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
physical condition; state of health
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
regret; repentance; remorse
to squash; to crush; to flatten
breath; breathing; tone; mood
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
repentance; confession; penitence