in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
still (continuing); as ever; further
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
by sheer strength; by brute force
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole