to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
conduct; behavior; behaviour
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
how many people; a number of people
to get a reputation as a philanderer
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to withstand; to be able to endure
moving; touching; stirring
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
children's story; fairy tale
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit