to blush; to have flushed cheeks
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
extremely; very; really; super; so
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
unfairness; injustice; partiality
dozens; scores of; decades
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
earnestly; immediately; exactly
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
different culture; foreign culture