leading; guiding; commanding
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
to make sense; to be meaningful
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
courteous; decorous; polite
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
schoolgirl; female student
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
private tutor; coach; governess
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
one's family (home) background (environment)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
bento; Japanese box lunch
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)