to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to like; to love; to be fond of
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
this and that; such and such
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
just because; even if; even though
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to slap; to strike; to spank
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
prohibition; inhibition; ban
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
dry riverbed; river beach