heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to put into the mouth; to eat
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
not recommended; deprecated
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
indeed; really; truly; very much
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
festival merrymaking; revelry
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
bento; Japanese box lunch
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to check; to stop; to keep back
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to warm (up); to heat (up)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)