man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to go out and away; to leave
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
don't you think?; indicates question
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand