to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
longed-for; anxiously awaited
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
name; given name; first name
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that; the matter in question
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
discipline; punishment; reprimand
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
memories; recollections; reminiscence
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy