to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
such; this sort of; like this
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to get narrower; to contract
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to be forward; to be impertinent
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around