to slap; to strike; to spank
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
surveillance camera; security camera
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
erotic manga; pornographic manga
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
dated; date; fixed; external
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
faking crying; crocodile tears
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE