to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to press a question; to cross-examine
from the beginning; from scratch
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
fast approach; quick intimacy
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
love triangle; eternal triangle
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
quality (of a product or a service)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate