to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
no-good man; (male) loser
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
briskly; quickly; promptly
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to go out and away; to leave
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to call in; to invite; to bring in
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
clothes hook; clothes hanger