link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
older brother; elder brother
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
tossing and turning while asleep
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to have meaning; to be meaningful
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
snake; serpent; large snake
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
one's own child; one's own children
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct