going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
until now; so far; up to the present
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
illicit sexual relationship
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
it is not (like that) either
the opposite sex; isomerism
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other