taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
handrail; railing; banister
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be injured; to sustain a wound
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time