to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
hills and fields; countryside
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to recover consciousness; to come to
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
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
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
light (e.g. colour, color)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
bedside; near one's pillow
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to become excited; to grow lively
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh