physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
whispering into a person's ear
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to approach; to draw near
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to intervene; to stop (something)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry