physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
consideration; taking into account
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
several people; a few people
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
caller; visitor; company; guest
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize