meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to make sure of the truth
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
had better ...; had better not ...
can't help; won't make much difference
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to hand (over); to deliver in person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
primary school; elementary school; grade school
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to be at a loss for words
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
like this; in this way; as you see
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
rather than; more ... than ...
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
personal history; background; career
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to pause; to have a short intermission