to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to step on (something) and break it
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
essence; true nature; substance; reality
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
is something that; is that which
suspicious-looking; fishy
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
the last moment; the very end
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance