talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hold something reverently with both hands
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
busy; having no (free) time
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise