pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
your highness; your grace; your eminence
roar of the sea; sound of waves
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
inside; interior; inner part
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to melt together; to blend together
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
expressing one's mind; speaking out
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
deep emotion; strong feelings
heartstrings; koto string
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
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)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
one's home country; one's homeland
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from