to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
established practice; custom
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
even more; still more; further
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
whispering; murmuring; subdued
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all