to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
due form; official; formality
to get late; to advance; to wear on
two days later; day after next; next day but one
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
sharp sighted; easily awakened
the touch of; feel of; texture
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
guardian; protector; patron; parent
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
just the other day; quite recently
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten