nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
spotlight; close observation
to carry around; to carry on one's person
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
to come to one's senses; to calm down
one more time; once more; once again
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
this world; this life; world of the living
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
abuse; misuse; perversion
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
please (give me); please (do for me)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
research; study; investigation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
close; intimate; on good terms
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
prohibition; inhibition; ban
strict order; peremptory command