to sigh; to breathe a sigh
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to watch steadily; to stare
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
little finger; pinky; little toe
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto