getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
heart; guts; nerve; central part
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
man; male; masculine gender
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
considerably; fairly; quite
had better ...; had better not ...
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound