to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to feel; to sense; to experience
forcibly; against one's will
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wet nurse; nursing mother
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession