to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
physical work; manual labour (labor)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
top of the head; crown of the head
to pierce through; to break through
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm