to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
overestimation; overvaluing
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
greatest mistake of one's life
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
unrequited love; one-sided love
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
white sauce; béchamel sauce