timewise; temporal; chronal
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
very low flame (cooking); lowest heat
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
proper; right; reasonable
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
shaking (like a jelly); wobbling; with a jiggle
areola mammae (circular area around nipple); areola
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
long ago; a long time ago; already
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
by today; before the day is over