force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to become empty; to be emptied
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be needed; to be wanted
confections; sweets; candy; cake