to do for (the sake of someone else)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to torment; to torture; to harass
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
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.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
choices; alternatives; options
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to attempt; to test; to try out
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
singing voice; (sound of) singing
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
this and that; one thing or another
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation