clasp; latch; catch; fastener
talk; recital; narration; topic
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
evident; plain; distinct; clear
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
not caring; not giving a damn
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
child's tear-stained face
stepping back; drawing back
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to press against each other; to huddle together
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face