to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to say no more; to sink into silence
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to begin talking; to open up
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to read the situation; to sense the mood
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
arrival of goods; goods received
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
votive picture (originally of horse)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
that day; the very same day
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction