futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
limbs; arms and legs; body
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
commitment; pledge; promise
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
guess; speculation; supposition
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to dance; to perform dance steps
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
intimacy; affection; familiarity
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
episode; anecdote; vignette
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet