or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
(not saying anything) no matter what
still; as yet; as it has been
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
inside one's heart; in one's mind
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
pardon me for leaving (first)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
battlefield; battleground
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
don't you think?; indicates question
emotional strength; force of will
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere