to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
attention seeker; look-at-me
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
reaction; response; reaction
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
to be worried; to be troubled
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
corridor; hallway; passageway