to comfort; to console; to amuse
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
how can (one) do something
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to make an appearance; to show up
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to look attractive; to look nice
charming; bewitching; coquettish
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
birth; creation; formation
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...