association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
being a good listener; good listener
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
doing whatever one pleases
right beside; close to; nearby
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to be worried; to be troubled
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
indicate reason; infers some protest
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
second day of the month; two days
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
leaving something where it is; abandoning something