to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
to run down (stairs, etc.)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
one can give a plausible argument for anything
to fall in love (with); to love
(a place) within one's reach
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
acceleration; speeding up