preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
strong nation; powerful country
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
resentment; indignation; anger
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
even though; despite; when
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to attack; to assault; to assail
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
marriage proposal; marriage talks
story; tale; talk; discussion
about; concerning; related to; -ish
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
in that way; like that; that way
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
only; merely; but; no more than
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
with a start; with a jump
husband and wife; married couple