scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
forcibly; against one's will
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(period of) a year; during an era
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
with a click; with a snap
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
observation; survey; watching
inside one's heart; in one's mind
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
physical strength; muscle strength
if it is the case that ...
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
done; just done; just finished
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase