to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
swollen face; puffy face; moon display on a watch indicating am or pm (usually analogue)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to be photographed; to be projected
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
manners; behavior; behaviour
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
celebration of complete recovery from illness
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to call again; to call someone back
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell