snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
summertime; summer season
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to look around; to survey
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
in that way; like that; that way
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
book; volume; this; present; main; head
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
only; merely; but; no more than
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
from the viewpoint of; according to