measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
(for the) first time in one's life
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
identifiable; personalized
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
two-humped; two-peaked; bimodal
fast approach; quick intimacy
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
happy memory; sweet memory
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
all-night vigil over a body; wake
rebirth; new birth; nascent
digest; summary; abridgment
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
horizon (related to bodies of water)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
phantom; vision; illusion
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
water's edge; beach; foreshore