last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
planting; planting out; transplanting
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
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)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
nape (of the neck); nucha
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to pierce through; to break through
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
beyond comparison; incomparable
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
distinction; differentiation; classification
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)