temporary; transitory; short-lived
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
questions and answers; dialogue
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
whole day and night; 24 hours
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
competing; competition; auction
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
nape (of the neck); nucha
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors