to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
with a click; with a snap
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
shopping; purchased goods
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
kitchen; financial situation; finances
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
very careful; thoroughly prepared
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to join forces; to cooperate
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
with a crack; with a smash
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)