to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to be silent; to say nothing
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to take away; to carry off
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
chance; opportunity; occasion
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
even without doing; even without being
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm