glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
each (every) time; whenever
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to subsist; to keep on living
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
proposal; proposition; suggestion
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to count on one's fingers
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten