grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
dozens; scores of; decades
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to subsist; to keep on living
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
heap; pile; stack; full measure
untouched; unused; intact
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
it is no use crying over spilt milk
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
courteous; decorous; polite
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)