hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to have a meal; to take a meal
at least; at most; (even) just
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to comb down; to smooth down
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
innocent; cherubic; childlike
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble