care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
both sides; two sides; double-sided
both; both sides; both parties
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
tension; mental strain; nervousness
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
left side; left-hand side
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow through; to blow across
true to one's name; living up to one's name
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
processed goods; finished goods
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)