to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
surroundings; environs; circumference
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
had better ...; had better not ...
locker room; changing room; dressing room
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
prohibition; inhibition; ban
rather than; more ... than ...
soldier; combatant; warrior
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
womanly; ladylike; feminine
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls