care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to employ; to hire; to charter
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
anything and everything; just about everything
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
only recently; just of late
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
perfect; complete; flawless
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
counter for choices, options, etc.
reading too much into (what ... says)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
sense of loss; feeling of loss