to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to breathe while sleeping
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky