meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
in that manner; like that
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to push (something) against
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to put one's strength into
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
for example; for instance; e.g.