to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to shake; to sway; to waver
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
meaning; significance; sense
to chase; to run after; to pursue
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
practice; practising; experience
how; in what way; how about
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game