bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
quick work; (clever) feat
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
France; French (language)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
to put up (a notice); to post
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain