to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
assertion; declaration; affirmation
pure heart; naivete; innocence
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
only; merely; but; no more than
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
monster cat; cat with magical powers
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
sharply; harshly; stingingly
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to become possible; to become able to (do)
evening meal; dinner; supper
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
heating; application of heat