in perfect form; going swimmingly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
way of calling (something or someone)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
self-conscious; self-aware
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
carrying voice; well-projected voice