to feel relaxed; to be soothed
as a child; when one was a child
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
play equipment; playground equipment
to smirk; to grin broadly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
perpetuation of one's descendants
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to ask; to enquire; to query
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
(one) could even say that
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
preservation; retainment; keeping
God; god; ace; king; superior person
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to look forward to something
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
rave reviews; extremely high praise
production (e.g. play); direction