to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
leaping through time; time travel
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
excursion; field trip; school trip
to have a talk; to tell a story
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
whispering into a person's ear
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher