stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
and yet; though; when; in spite of
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to get between; to be caught in
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
admiration; wonder; astonishment
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
great hurry; great haste; rush
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to look around; to survey
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
what time; (lit.) which hour
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes