attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
weight; heavyweight boxer
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to cease; to stop; to be over
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to repaint; to paint again
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to treat someone; to entertain someone
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
job application form; employee satisfaction