to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
everything; anything; nothing
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
existence; possession; having; limited company
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to boost; to force up; to push up
in the meanwhile; during the time
princess; Her Royal Highness
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)