meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to go ahead; to pull ahead
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
this world; this life; world of the living
it hasn't been long since
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to paint (draw) a picture
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
call; summons; convening; convocation
a little bit; a little while
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
Nagano (city, prefecture)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
inter-scholastic athletics competition
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging