to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
it hasn't been long since
marriage proposal; courtship
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
theatre; theater; playhouse
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
drama; play; powerful drug
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
standard; set; routine; decided
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
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
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece