to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to pick up; to find; to gather
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be too numerous; to be too much
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
how many people; a number of people
simply; merely; only; solely
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to indicate; to show; to point to
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do