to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
arrest; apprehension; capture
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
innocence; being not guilty
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
as; because; with; due to
rising; ascending; climbing
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
not to be depended on; of little hope
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
formal marriage interview
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
verbal message; word (from someone)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
absence; disregard; indifference
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...