liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
suffix for familiar person
settlement; solution; resolution
to breathe while sleeping
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be helpful; to be useful
to walk in on; to tread upon
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful