to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to squeeze out; to wring out
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
incident; affair; happening; event
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
instant; moment; for an instant
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
tension; mental strain; nervousness
attendance (at school); going to school
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
declaration of war; proclamation of war
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too much; excessively; too
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
outbreak of war; starting a war
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage