to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
cobra twist; abdominal stretch
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
professional job; profession
dinner (esp. a formal one)
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
premature death; untimely death; dying young
living by oneself; living alone
to wait for an opportunity
professional wrestling move
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
delay; putting off; procrastination
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
these days; nowadays; recently
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to hide; to keep to oneself