to watch steadily; to stare
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
being startled; getting a shock
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
practice; practising; experience
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
night view; night skyline; nightscape
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
considerably; fairly; quite
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
powerless; helpless; incompetent
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment