mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
how long; how far; how much
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
little finger; pinky; little toe
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
scattered; separated; dispersed
hard struggle; strenuous effort
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
award for distinguished service
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
descendant; posterity; offspring
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
impossible; unlikely; improbable
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
here and there; in places
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)