tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
practice; practising; experience
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be surprised; to be astonished
name; given name; first name
to call each other; to call out to one another
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
only; merely; but; no more than
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
alone; by oneself; on one's own
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
recognition; acquaintance
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to shine in (light); to illuminate
sunlight filtering through trees
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate