to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to work hard; to make an effort
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
fluent (in a language); flowing
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
vague recollection; faint memory
finished product; finished goods; completed article
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
root; source; origin; cause
discipline; training; teaching manners
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
calamity; disaster; accident
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
camp stove and cooking utensils; outdoor cooking set; surgical artery forceps; Kocher forceps
reason for being; raison d'être
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board