candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
moment; brief space of time
to have a meal; to take a meal
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
several minutes; a few minutes
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to buy again; to buy anew
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly