to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
but; however; provided that
water temperature (esp. bath)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to look forward to something
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
make no progress; remain unsettled
that is to say; so that means
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
one's share; one's portion
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
exorcism rite; purification
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood