cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
named after; associated with; connected with
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to name; to call; to christen; to term
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
comfort; consolation; diversion
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to be in complete attendance
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to wave a flag; to show the way
million times; praying a million times
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
never mind!; don't worry about it
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
considerably; greatly; a lot
infection; contagion; becoming infected
the following week; the next week
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
delivery; transfer; hand-over
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
small gathering; happy circle
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
result; effect; performance; success