always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
just one person; only one
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
carving; engraving; sculpture
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to blow out; to spout out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
difficult to ...; hard to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be absorbed in reading
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
high mountain; alpine mountain
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
each house; every house; many houses
globular shape; spherical shape
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to project; to stick out; to stand out
looking pale; looking unwell
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)