flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(death from) starvation; starving to death
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to do together; to share; to participate in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
station area; in front of a station; (at a) station
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
home; household; family; hearth
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
platform; home; home base; home plate
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
decorated cake; fancy cake
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)