to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
sunlight filtering through trees
way of asking; way of listening; listener
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
malicious; deliberately mean
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to bring; to take; to bring about
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)