to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
thicket; coppice; brushwood
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
invisibly; secretly; privately
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to stiffen; to become stiff
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to make an appearance; to show up
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
in deep black; in jet black
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
having said that; on the other hand
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life