background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
caustic words; defiant words
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
oversight; omission; mistake
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to burst open; to pop; to split
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
(opening of a) wound; cut
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death