emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
inter-office mail; intra-company mail
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
considerably; fairly; quite
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
contract; compact; agreement
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
here's looking at you, kid; (lit.) cheers to your eyes
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
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