calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
A Little Less Conversation
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
close; intimate; on good terms
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to bail (e.g. water from a boat); to ladle
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
according to plan; as planned; on target