to approach; to draw near
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
just because; even if; even though
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
little by little; bit by bit
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
general idea; concept; notion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
now that; since; so long as; because
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
bedside; near one's pillow
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any