snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
discriminatory; discriminative
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
blow; shock; strike; batting
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
notice; attention; observation
each place; various places
to increase; to add to; to augment
stirring; rousing oneself
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
pessimism; disappointment
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
fundraising; financing; cash flow
several weeks; a few weeks
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
financial power; financial means; wealth
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly