to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
kiss scene; kissing scene
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
another thing; exception; special case
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cave; cavern; den; grotto
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)