to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
(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
bathing; going in the bath
course; route; path; process; stages
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sign; indication; omen; symptom
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
periodic; regular; routine
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight; the vicissitudes of life; the ups and downs of life
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
cooking; food preparation
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae