enlightenment; instruction
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
those (near the second person)
hostility; animosity; enmity
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
from the viewpoint of; according to
to keep an eye on; to take care of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
never mind!; don't worry about it
horseplay; fooling around
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off