dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
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.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to speak; to say; to vocalize
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)