wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production
to come to one's senses; to calm down
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
the other day; lately; recently
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to live fast (and recklessly)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to be dispersed; to get separated
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to adhere firmly to one's principles; to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse
delusion; trick of the imagination
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
seasoning; flavour; flavor
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to push away; to push aside; to shove
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to become empty; to be emptied
in that way; like that; that way
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning