rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to make merry; to be festive
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
like that; that way; thus
manly; masculine; like a man
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
cancellation charge; cancellation fee
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
separate post; separate mail; separate cover
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke