to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to subsist; to keep on living
in proportion to; just as much as
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
joke; playfulness; kidding around
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to forget to say; to forget to mention
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
expression; look; countenance; face
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...