to thrust before; to thrust at
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
one more time; once more; once again
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to go along; to walk along; to follow
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
second (unit of time); arc second
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude