recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
to turn towards; to point
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ambitious; motivated; willful
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to some extent; to a certain extent
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
consequence; outcome; result; blame
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
long; drawn-out; very long
to look away; to turn away
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person