emotional care; emotional support; caring for someone's mental well-being
sentiment; sentimentality
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to fight to the bitter end
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
self defense group; self defence group; self-protection
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
nesting hole; burrow; den
joint; seam; joining point
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed