to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
firm promise; definite promise
to blow out; to spout out
oracle; revelation; divine message
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to collect; to assemble; to gather
eight (long cylindrical things)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
alternately; by turns; one after the other
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses