to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
overlooking; turning a blind eye
the very start; the very beginning
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
that is to say; so that means
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
alone; unaided; away from home
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to chase; to run after; to pursue
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example