to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
key person; important person
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
conviction; belief; confidence
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency