moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
suggestion; hint; implication
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
tacit; unspoken; implicit
duty; obligation; responsibility
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
how long; how much; to what extent
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
opening fully; full throttle; full power
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
the world in general; society; convention
to spend a night together
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to close (one's eyes); to shut
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
around the clock; day and night
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)