to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
by itself; automatically; naturally
failure story; horror story
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be born; to come into the world
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
attendance (at school); going to school
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
carelessly; inattentively
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
long (time that has passed); old (story)
negative emotions; negative feelings
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn