gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
while; during; while; although; all; both
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
place; position; location; position; standing; status
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
right behind; just behind; directly behind
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
breaking off an engagement
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
tone (of voice); manner of talking
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap