mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
with a friendly grin; smilingly
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
cake served with tea; teacake
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
commandant; commanding officer; general
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
memory; sense; experience
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
back (of a chair); backrest
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour