to harden earth into a mass
transparency; degree of clearness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
watering hole; watering place
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
one by one; one at a time; in turn
either way; in any case; one way or another
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
direct connection; direct link
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
everything working out as desired
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
waist; girth; measurement around waist
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth