nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to cry and shout; to scream
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
behind; in the rear; in back
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to worry about the future
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out