to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
headlock (wrestling move)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
treating someone like a child
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to be absorbed in reading
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
reading partway; leaving half-read
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
illustration (e.g. book); picture
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
last night; yesterday evening
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever