face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
neighborly love; neighbourly love
speculation; thinking; meditation
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
volunteer activities; volunteerism
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
action committee; executive committee
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
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
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be mad about; to be hooked on
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
other side; opposite side; other party
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
sick person; patient; invalid
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
most of all; extremely; supremely
to cover fully; to wrap around
performer; entertainer; celebrity
interests and preferences