painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
antiquity; the previous era
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
old friend; old acquaintance
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
to push (something) against
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
opposite side; other side
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
intimacy; affection; familiarity
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
essence; true nature; substance; reality
life and death; life or death
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(not saying anything) no matter what
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
diving; submerging; going underwater
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill