to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
fixed date; appointed day
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
hoarse voice; husky voice
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
without leaving any trace
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
late at night; small hours of the morning
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to not believe one's ears
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into