and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
bringing; taking; carrying
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
ringing; throbbing violently
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
guess; conjecture; surmise
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
true intention; underlying motive
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
intimacy; affection; familiarity
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
directly opposite; right in front
unidentifiable; unidentified
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
only recently; just of late
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
radio programme; radio program