excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
long ago; already; a long time ago
to accept; to receive; to agree
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to tighten; to press hard
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to extend; to expand; to spread out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity