to grant someone's request
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to order; to command; to appoint
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
even if; even though; however; no matter how
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
together; at the same time; same; identical
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
censorship; inspection; examination
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very hungry; starving; ravenous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding