to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
but; however; provided that
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
hiding one's embarrassment
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
female friend; woman friend
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
waking; waking up; awakening
healthy; sound; wholesome
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see