to muster up one's courage
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; license
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying