comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
forgetting; lapse of memory
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
longed-for; anxiously awaited
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be at a loss for words
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
reconciliation; make peace with
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to complete decisively; to do to completion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)