to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
preparations for returning (home)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
ahead; before; the future
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
originally; by nature; from the start
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
it's not like; it isn't as if
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment