to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
germination; sprouting; budding
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to pretend; to act (as if)
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
guess; conjecture; surmise
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
wintertime; winter season
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
inside; interior; inner part
to hold fast; to protect to the end
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
striking; remarkable; considerable
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey