hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
not limited to; not just ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
March; third month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
chilly; unpleasantly cold
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception