handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
many; much; plenty; hardly
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be born; to come into the world
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pride; boast; credit (to)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
invisibly; secretly; privately
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
cake served with tea; teacake
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging