to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to turn towards; to point
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to spend time (on doing something)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to overdo; to do too much
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to be too numerous; to be too much
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to bring back; to restore
coincident with; while; simultaneously
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
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)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
now that you say that; now that you mention it
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of