snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
hegemony; leadership; initiative
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
how long; how much; to what extent
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to look forward to something
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
in the background; not standing out
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
indescribable; inexpressible
exaltation; emotional uplift
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous