moving; touching; stirring
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
queen (consort); empress (consort)
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
less than ...; smaller ...
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
extremely talented; very gifted
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
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)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to lie down; to throw oneself down
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
work procedure; operational procedure
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
calculated; premeditated; considered
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted