affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to take; to catch; to capture
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
snow blown up from the ground
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
death from cold; freezing to death
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
love story; romance; love affair
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
failure story; horror story