to come to like a lot; to fall in love
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
memories; recollections; reminiscence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
image; figure; figure; form; image
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
safety; welfare; well-being
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
about this time; about now
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
wish; desire; request; prayer
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
considerably; greatly; a lot
timewise; temporal; chronal