dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
the way back; the way home; return trip
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
marriage proposal; courtship
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
good (place to leave off); convenient
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
make one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
caramelization; caramelisation
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
trifling; trivial; slight
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion