to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ardent; passionate; vehement
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
sincerity; genuine feeling
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to throw away; to abandon
but; however; even though; even if