snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
forbidden technique; forbidden magic; taboo art
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
superiority complex; sense of superiority
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to move forward; to move on
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
(a person's) appearance; looks
for your information; I'm telling you
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to congratulate; to celebrate
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to show up; to appear; to turn up
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
maze; labyrinth; inner ear