to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
alone; by oneself; on one's own
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to need; to call for; to require
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
one of these days; someday; one day
joint struggle; common (united) front
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
original story; original version; this volume
inside story; confidential talk
large number (of); many; majority
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
so; like this; in this way
shriek of delight; cry of joy
to make merry; to be festive
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very; extremely; excessively
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
planning; project; plan; design
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve