affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
speech; expression; wording; language
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
successive generations; successive emperors
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
curious; strange; unusual
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
surely; certainly; without doubt
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe