to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
negative emotions; negative feelings
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
summer vacation; summer holiday
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
right under; directly below
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
remembrance; recollection; recognition
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
apparent; obvious; very clear
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough