to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
sincere; earnest; serious
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
preference; priority; precedence
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
separation; farewell; parting
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place