to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
interested person; volunteer; supporter
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
ability; capability; skill
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
to become fraught with emotion
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
review (of learned material); revision
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
behind; in the rear; in back
to wring the neck; to strangle
innumerable; countless; numberless
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave