to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
by means of; due to; because of; according to
long ago; a long time ago; already
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other