adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
each time it happens; at all such times
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
this and that; one thing or another
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
patting; stroking; caressing
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
good (place to leave off); convenient
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
library (usu. single-room); small library