bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to lose sight of; to miss
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to jump at; to be attracted by
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to find out; to discover; to locate
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
moving; touching; stirring
beloved child; dear child
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to express (in words); to confess
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to get strong; to gain strength
honor of seeing (a person); honour of seeing (a person)
to accord someone every courtesy
polite; respectful; reverent
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)