to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
green iguana (Iguana iguana)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
frequenting (e.g. a bar); staying around (e.g. at someone's house); haunting
freeform assignment (esp. one to be completed over the summer break)
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
for work; for manufacturing
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis); wakasagi
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail