to make a vow; to take an oath
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
revival; restoration; resuscitation
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
circulation (of the blood)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
late at night; small hours of the morning
giving; provision; furnishing
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
to boil strongly; to be excited
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)