to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
calming down; quieting down
strainer; colander; filter
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
filtration; filtering; percolation
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
jumping to a wrong conclusion
preface; introduction; preamble
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
without; but if; otherwise; or else
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to be too numerous; to be too much
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
suspended particles; floating matter
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
first meeting; first interview with
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
in order; sequential; seriatim