even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
comfort; consolation; diversion
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
match; game; bout; contest
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to dry up completely; to become stale
ingredient; component; composition
absorption; suction; attraction
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
close; intimate; on good terms
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably