to refer to; to use as reference
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to amuse oneself; to make merry
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
weight training; muscle training
sports-minded; sports-oriented
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
clear; distinct; evident; definite
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience