to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
as stated; verbatim; literally
both (people); the two of them
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to melt together; to blend together
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
only; merely; but; no more than
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to live; to make a living; to get on with
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in one's own way or style
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
outside world; physical world
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
how long; how far; how much
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect