to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
tide; current; tendency; trend
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
carelessly; inattentively
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
companion; partner; spouse
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
instead; but (on the other hand)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
yoke; constraints; oppression
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity