to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
foster father; adoptive father
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
virgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)
individual; one by one; separate; each
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
sticky paper slip; sticky note
third day of the month; three days
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
relation; connection; relevance
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
cake or snack served with tea
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
beautiful; good; excellent
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection