society; the world; the times
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to unfold; to unroll; to open
meanwhile; in the meantime
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to encamp; to take up positions
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
nervousness; oversensitivity
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to grimace; to make a wry face
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)