lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
main cause; primary factor
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
man; male; masculine gender
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
one's original family name; maiden name
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
back off!; leave me alone!
power balance; balance of power
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
water flea (Daphnia spp.)