parental love or affection
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
festival; feast; carnival
core; core; hardcore; all-out
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
funny story; funny anecdote
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one's share; one's portion
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
with a start; with a jump
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to apologize; to apologise
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
comfort; consolation; diversion
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly