even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
existence; possession; having; limited company
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
change; alteration; modification
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to set (sun); to become dark
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
perfect; just right; ideal
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to pick up; to find; to gather
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to push (something) against
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple