to make a splash; to draw attention
nice; likeable; desirable
arbitration; intercession; mediation
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
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to say; to be called; to do
reason; cause; circumstances
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
such; like that; that sort of; very
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
close to the wall; alongside the wall
chair; stool; post; office; position
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know