to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
discarding; firing (an employee)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
whispering into a person's ear
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sincere; honest; faithful
to have a narrow escape from death
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
superiority complex; sense of superiority
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to fall ill; to be taken ill
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
January; first month of the lunar calendar
before ... days (months, etc.)