to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
powerful person; influential person
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be kind to; to treat kindly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to wash away; to rinse off
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to support each other; to support one another
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
together; mutually; fellow
tone (of voice); manner of talking
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook