to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
normalcy; normality; normal
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
speech and conduct; words and deeds
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
four (long cylindrical things)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
light; faint; pale; fleeting
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas