sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
going home from work; on the way home from work
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
rest; break; recess; intermission
regular time; stated period
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
cheese for melting; melting cheese
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
take-out; take-away; carry-out
standard; set; routine; decided
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
home delivery (of food); outside catering
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
exaltation; emotional uplift
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down