to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
training wheels; stabilizers
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be entwined; to be involved
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style