Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be bony; to be angular
to stare back at; to look back at
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to push (something) against
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
the opposite sex; isomerism
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
for the first time in one's life
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
between times; when there's a spare moment
big leakage; uncontained leak
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame