to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
bento; Japanese box lunch
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
kanji representing verb or adjective
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to look forward to something
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
dozens; scores of; decades
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to tumble down; to roll down
to chase; to run after; to pursue
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person