to get between; to be caught in
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
high spirits; gleeful mood
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to brighten; to grow light
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
came here; coming here; recently
like this; in this way; as you see
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
over-fond parent; doting parent
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to incur someone's enmity
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
a little; a bit; slightly
person who is ...; thing that is ...
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
young girl; lass; adolescent female
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension