yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to make one's rounds; to patrol
one by one; one after another; successively
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to yield to temptation; to succumb
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
after a long time; for the first time in a while
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
not caring; not giving a damn
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to become empty; to be emptied
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to overflow from something full