to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
ten; 10; ten years of age
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
classification; categorization; sorting
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
every day and every night
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step