to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to escape from; to get out
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
business trip; official trip
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Moonlight Mask (fictional superhero)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care