bad weather; nasty weather
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
day after day; day by day
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to get late; to advance; to wear on
considerably; greatly; a lot
no, not like that (but like this)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
letter; missive; note; mail
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to pass (of time); to elapse
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to become fraught with emotion
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
place; room; margin; scope
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever