to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
contract; compact; agreement
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
marking; grading; scoring
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
without; but if; otherwise; or else
with a collapse; with a slump
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
labour and management; labor and management