to cease; to stop; to be over
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
long ago; once upon a time
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
perfectly round; perfectly circular
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
(free) sample; promotional gift
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
long time; long interval; for quite some time
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to lean against; to recline on
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to be afraid (of); to be frightened; to be scared; to tremble in fear; to shrink in fear
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
Edo-period inspection of rice plants
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
silence; stillness; quietness
dispersed (of citizens in a war-torn country, etc.)
has reached its limit; has reached its peak