to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
boiled and half-dried bonito
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
order of chivalry; chivalric order
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
preface; introduction; preamble
to begin talking; to open up
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
stirring; rousing oneself
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something