recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
progress; advance; improvement; development
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
to become desperate; to give in to despair
consummation of a marriage
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
best regards; please take care of; please do
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to poke each other; to jab each other
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)