to shake and untangle; to shake free from
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
trip abroad; overseas travel
window-gazing; window-shopping
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
more than usual; especially; particularly
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
sending; forwarding; shipping
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
correction; looking over; touching up
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth