skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to freeze to death; to die of cold
body and soul; mind and body
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to whine; to make feeble complaints
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to have an eye on; to zero in on
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
slowly and quietly; smoothly
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
distinctive; characteristic
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
cute and popular with the opposite sex (esp. of a woman's appearance or fashion); attractive and cute
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
every person; every mouth; every entrance
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring