escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to approach; to draw near
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
technique; art; skill; move
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
polite; respectful; reverent
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
checked pattern; chequered pattern; checks; checkers; chequers
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
instead; but (on the other hand)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
deep affection; dear; beloved