to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be bony; to be angular
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back