self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicate reason; infers some protest
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
going home from work; on the way home from work
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
welcome!; nice to see you!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)