to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
besides; in addition; also; moreover
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
continuation; succession; series
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
rather; sooner; preferably
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
healthy; sound; wholesome
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
almost; roughly; approximately
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to become possible; to become able to (do)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot