to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
elopement; running away with a lover
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to feel depressed; to be down
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
self-consciousness; self-awareness
older sister; elder sister
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to say no more; to sink into silence
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to relax; to feel at home
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch