firm; strong; solid; stable
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
(opening of a) wound; cut
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to cover fully; to wrap around
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
just managing; with great difficulty
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to complain; to lodge a complaint
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
one's share; one's portion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
late at night; at a late hour
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
height (of a person); stature
little by little; bit by bit
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
face contorted and about to cry
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
after that; afterwards; thereafter
author; writer; novelist; artist