eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
passing through without stopping; passing by
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
year of one's birth; one's birth year
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to correct oneself; to restate
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty