episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
once upon a time; a long time ago
suddenly; all of a sudden
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
right beside; close to; nearby
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to surge; to well up; to gush out
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marriage proposal; courtship
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
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)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
beyond comparison; incomparable
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
weak point; unskillfulness
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
several times; once or twice
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
index; indices; indicator
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
curse; spell; malediction
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to speak; to hear a voice
to press against each other; to huddle together
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus