hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
clear; distinct; evident; definite
speech; expression; wording; language
light; faint; pale; fleeting
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to sob; to be choked with tears
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to fall ill; to be taken ill
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to pile up; to accumulate
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around