to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
with a start; with a jump
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless