involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
button (clothing); push-button
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
trauma (usu. psychological)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to torment; to torture; to harass
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to let out a cry; to break forth
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
gradually; slowly but steadily
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
snake; serpent; large snake
in terms of; from the point of view of
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind