crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
very young; little; childish; immature
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
since then; from that time; ever since
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
tag (children's game); tig
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
emotional scars; mental trauma
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be frank; to drop all pretense
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
it hasn't been long since
opposite; reverse; contrary
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
formal marriage interview
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
matcha; powdered green tea
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)