to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
Moomin (troll characters in Tove Jansson's series of books)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
descendant; progeny; offspring
to increase; to add to; to augment
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
after staying up all night
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend